Ludwik Pociej

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Ludwik Konstanty Pociej
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Born1664, Kietaviškės, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Died3 January 1730
Noble family Pociej
Spouse1. Aniela Zahorowska
2. Emerencjanna Warszycka
Father Leonard Gabriel Pociej
MotherRegina Ogińska

Ludwik Konstanty Pociej (Lithuanian : Liudvikas Pociejus) (1664-1730) was a Polish nobleman, podkomorzy of Brest, podskarbi, castelan and voivode of Vilnius, Great and Field Hetman of Lithuania.

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