Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
Czartoryski photographed by Nadar, 1861
Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire
In office 1804–1806
Monarch	Alexander I of Russia
Preceded by	Alexander Vorontsov
Succeeded by	Andrei Budberg
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire (de facto)
In office 1804–1806
Monarch	Alexander I of Russia
Preceded by	Alexander Vorontsov
Succeeded by	Andrei Budberg
1st President of the Polish National Government
In office 3 December 1830 – 15 August 1831
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Jan Krukowiecki
Personal details
Born	14 January 1770 Warsaw, Poland
Died	15 July 1861(1861-07-15) (aged 91) Montfermeil, France
Spouse	Anna Zofia Sapieha
Children	Witold Czartoryski Władysław Czartoryski Izabella Elżbieta Czartoryska
Parent(s)	Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski Izabela Flemming
Profession	Politician, diplomat, author

Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈjɛʐɨ t͡ʂartɔˈrɨskʲi]; Lithuanian: Аdomas Jurgis Čartoriskis; 14 January 1770 – 15 July 1861), in English known as Adam George Czartoryski, was a Polish nobleman, statesman, diplomat and author.

The son of a wealthy prince, he began his political career as a foreign minister to the Russian Tsar Alexander I after Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria. He later became a leader of the Polish government in exile and a bitter opponent of Alexander's successor, Tsar Nicholas I. In exile, he advocated for the reestablishment of a sovereign Polish state, which also stimulated early Balkan and Belgian nationalism, and intensified their desire for independence.

Czartoryski was a dedicated patron of arts and greatly contributed to the Czartoryski Collection. In 1798, he purchased one of Poland's most important national treasures – Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine, which he brought as a gift for his mother from Italy.