Mniszech Konstancja Ludwika, née Tarło

Mniszech Konstancja Ludwika, née Tarło  (d. IX 1739)

 

Parents: Teresa nee Dunin-Borkowska (d. 1723) and Stanisław Tarło (d. 1705)

Siblings:

• Anna Cetner nee Tarło (d. 1733), wife of Franciszek Cetner (d. 1732)
• Franciszka Tarło (d. 1755), benedictine nun in Sandomierz
• Hieronim Tarło (d. 1717)
• Jan Tarło (1684-1750)
• Magdalena Lubomirska nee Tarło  1v. Szembek (d. 1728), 2nd wife of Jerzy Dominik Lubomirski (d. 1727),

 

Husband: from 1712  Józef Wandalin Mniszech (1670-1747),  (she was his 2nd wife)

Children:

• Several of children died in childhood
• Stanisław (d. 1719)
• Jerzy August (1715-1778),
• Jan Karol Wandalin (1716 – 1759),
• Elżbieta, married in 1725 Karol Wielopolski
• Ludwika, married in 1732  Józef Potocki
• Anna, nun

 

Mniszech Konstancja Ludwika, née Tarło and Józef Wandalin Mniszech were considered to be an extremely agreeable and loving marriage, cooperating with each other in all matters. Konstancja was seen as a schemer with broad influence at the Dresden court, where she had spent many years. The office of Grand Marshal of the Crown held by her husband as well as his personality brought him many supporters and the trust of King Augustus II, which allowed him to take up a strong position in the King’s entourage. The spouses maintained close contacts with the Sieniawski, Szembek, Radziwiłł, and Branicki families. Both Jan Klemens Branicki and his wife wrote cordial letters to Marshal Józef Wandalin and Konstancja.  Moreover, the sister of Jan Klemens – Elżbieta Branicka (died 1746) – became the third wife of Jan Trało, Konstancja’s brother. The Mniszech family’s position was so significant that Józef Wandalin was put forward in 1733 as a candidate for the Polish throne.

The Court:

When in the country, they most often stayed in their family residence in Laszki Murowane. Mniszech also bought a palace at Senatorska Street in Warsaw and had it renovated to stay close to the royal court. However, the residence Konstancja and Józef Wandalin liked most was the palace in Dęblin, which they had been decorating together since 1726

See also:

Popiołek Bożena, Magdalena z Tarłów Lubomirska, wojewodzina krakowska. Próba biografii, „Krakowski Rocznik Małopolski”, 2013, nr 18, s. 434-453 LINK

Popiołek Bożena, “Będzie to pałac osobliwej magnificencyi…” : rzecz o warszawskim pałacu Józefa Wandalina Mniszcha, marszałka wielkiego koronnego, [w:] Nulla dies sine linea : księga jubileuszowa dedykowana profesorowi Bogdanowi Rokowi w 70 rocznicę urodzin, redakcja naukowa: Elżbieta Kościk, Filip Wolański, Rościsław Żerlik, Toruń 2017, 205-218.

Barczyk Alina, Rezydencje rodu Mniszchów w czasach saskich. Historia i treści kulturowe, Łódź 2021, s. 77-206.