Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Prince
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
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
Preceded by	Alexander Vorontsov
Succeeded by	Andrei Budberg
1st President of the Polish National Government
	In office; 3 December 1830 – 15 August 1831
Monarchs	Nicholas I (until 25 January); vacant
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Jan Krukowiecki
1st President of the Administrative Council
	In office; 16 June 1815 – 24 December 1815
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	Stanisław Kostka Potocki (as Prime Minister of Duchy of Warsaw
Succeeded by	Józef Zajączek (as Namiestnik of Poland)
Personal details
Born	14 January 1770; Warsaw, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died	15 July 1861 (aged 91); Montfermeil, France
Spouse	Anna Zofia Sapieha (m. 1817; d. 1864)
Children	Witold Czartoryski; Władysław Czartoryski; Izabella Elżbieta Czartoryska
Parent(s)	Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski; Izabela Flemming
Profession	Politician, diplomat, author
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Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (14 January 1770 – 15 July 1861), also known as Adam George Czartoryski, was a Polish nobleman, statesman, diplomat and author who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire.

The son of a wealthy prince, he began his political career as a foreign minister to Emperor Alexander I of Russia after Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria. He later became a leader of the Polish government in exile during and after the failed November Uprising 1830–1831 and a bitter opponent of Alexander I's successor, 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, Princess Izabela Czartoryska from Italy.