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Elżbieta "Izabela" Dorota Czartoryska (née Flemming; 3 March 1746 – 15 July 1835) was a Polish princess, writer, art collector, and prominent figure in the Polish Enlightenment. She was the wife of Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and a member of the influential Familia political party.
Aug 26, 2017 · One of the most influential figures of the eighteenth century, Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a politician, writer and art collector, who founded the first museum in Poland. Her contribution to Polish art and culture was outstanding – read on to learn more about her remarkable life.
- Kasia Brzezinska
Princess Izabela Czartoryska (1746-1835) was a member of one of Poland’s most prominent aristocratic families. She was a writer, patron of the arts, and founder of Poland’s first museum, the Czartoryski Museum. Politically and socially active, Izabela also travelled around Europe.
Polish writer, patriot and countess. Name variations: Princess Izabela Czartoryska or Czrtoryska; Countess of Flemming or Fleming. Born Izabela Flemming (also seen as Fleming) in Warsaw, Mar 3, 1746; died at Wysock, Galicia, Austria, June 17, 1835; dau. of Count Jerzy von Flemming (1699–1771) and Antoinette Czartoryska (1728–1746); m.
Princess Izabela Czartoryski began assembling this unique collection of artefacts in the mid-18th century, mainly to preserve Polish history, royalty, and identity. As such, it initially focused on recovering historical treasures from key periods, such as the Battle of Vienna in 1683.
The Czartoryski family was one of the most prominent noble families in Poland, and Princess Izabela was one of the most notable European art collectors of the 18th century. It was Princess Izabela Czartoryska who founded the first art collection in Poland and then the Czartoryski Museum in 1796.
Izabela Czartoryska (née Flemming) (1746-1834), the founder of the Czartoryski Museum, was a fascinating woman. The only child of Jan Jerzy Flemming, treasurer of the Crown, owner of a huge estate and Antonina Czartoryska, a chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
