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Franz Leopold Lafontaine
Franz Leopold Lafontaine
Born	Franz Anton Leopold (1756-01-14)14 January 1756 Biberach an der Riss
Died	12 December 1812(1812-12-12) (aged 56) Mogilev [1]
Nationality	German-Polish
Occupation	Surgeon
Known for	Work on catarrh
Spouse	Maria Theresia Kornély

Franz Anton Leopold Lafontaine ( Polish: Franciszek Lafontaine; 14 January 1756 – 12 December 1812) was a German-born Polish military surgeon. He was known as the editor of the first Polish medical journal and for his work on catarrh.

Early life

Leopold was born in Biberach as the son of Benno Leopold Ignatius Lafontaine (1731–1777) and his wife, Maria Katharina Franziska Leonhardt (b. 1725).

Marriage and descendants

He married Maria Theresia Kornély (1765–1827). They had two daughters:

• Sophie (1790–1831); married Count Hans Moritz von Hauke. Through her, Lafontaine was the maternal grandfather of Princess Julia of Battenberg. Through her, Lafontaine is an ancestor to Charles III and other descendants of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the British royal family, and also an ancestor to current members of the Spanish royal family, including King Felipe VI of Spain.
• Victorina (1797–1849), married first Kazimierz Tomasz Słupecki, Rawicz coat of arms (1782–1832); married secondly Stanislaus Albert Friedrich von Lessel (1807–1888) and had issue from both marriages.

References

• Kierzek, Andrzej (2010). "Franciszek Leopold Lafontaine (1756–1812) and his work on catarrh". Otolaryngol Pol (in Polish). Poland. 64 (2): 118–21. doi: 10.1016/S0030-6657(10)70047-0. ISSN  0030-6657. PMID  20568542.

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