Adam Tarło
Polish nobleman (1713–1744)
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Adam Tarło (1713–1744) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).
Adam Tarło | |
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Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier, c. 1740 | |
| Coat of arms | Topór |
| Born | 1713 |
| Died | 1744 (aged 30–31) |
| Family | Tarło |
He was voivode of Lublin Voivodeship since 1736 and starost of Jasło He was a cousin of Queen Marie Leszczyńska of France, wife of Louis XV.
During the War of Polish Succession (1734–1738) he supported Stanisław I Leszczyński and was commander of partisans of the short-lived Dzików Confederation.[1] He was killed by Count Kazimierz Poniatowski in a duel in 1744.[2]
