Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski
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| Noble Family | Sieniawski |
| Coat of Arms | Leliwa |
| Parents | Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski Cecylia Maria Radziwiłł |
| Consorts | Elżbieta Lubomirska |
| Children | with Elżbieta Lubomirska Maria Zofia Sieniawska |
| Date of Birth | 1666 |
| Place of Birth | Lwów |
| Date of Death | February 18, 1726 |
| Place of Death | Lwów |
Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski (1666-1726) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), military leader.
Son of Hetman Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski and the daughter of Court and Grand Marshal Prince Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł, Princess Cecylia Maria Radziwiłł. He married Elżbieta Lubomirska, daughter of Court and Grand Marshal Prince Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski, in 1687.
He was voivode of Bełz Voivodship from 1692 to 1710, Field Crown Hetman since 1702, Great Crown Hetman since 1706, Castellan of Kraków since 1710. Starost of Lwów, Rohatyn, Lubaczów, Stryj and Piaseczno.
In 1687 he supported Prince Conti as candidate for king of Poland but accepted the election of August II. As commander of the Sandomierz Confederation, he thwarted the attempt to unite forces of Stanisław Leszczyński with them of Charles XII of Sweden. Later in opposition to King August II.
Like his father he participated in the Vienna expedition of 1683. He leads the left wing of Polish forces at the Battle of Vienna.