Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł | |
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| Born |
1547 Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Died |
20 November 1603 Łosośna, Kingdom of Poland |
| Parents |
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Katarzyna Tomicka-Iwińska |
| Spouse |
Katarzyna Sobek z Sulejówka h. Brochwicz Katarzyna Ostrogska Katarzyna Tęczyńska Elżbieta Ostrogska |
| Children |
with Katarzyna Ostrogska: Janusz Radziwiłł with Katarzyna Tęczyńska: Krzysztof Radziwiłł Halaszka Radziwiłł |
Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł, epithet "Piorun" ("Lightning") (Lithuanian language: Kristupas Radvila „Perkūnas“ , 1547–1603) was a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1]
He was cup-bearer of Lithuania from 1569; Field Hetman of Lithuania from 1572; Castellan of Trakai, Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania from 1579; Voivode of Vilnius Voivodeship from 1584; Lithuanian Grand Hetman from 1589; and Starost.[1]
Life[]
Radziwiłł family coat of arms: Trąby
Radziwiłł was one of the most talented commanders in the service of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the wars against Muscovy and Sweden, and won the Battle of Kokenhausen.[1] He received the epithet Piorun ("Lightning"; Lithuanian language: Perkūnas
"Thunderbolt") for his deadly and very successful cavalry raids against Ivan the Terrible's forces in Russian Tsardom territory during the Livonian War, forcing it to capitulate.[2]
His achievements, combined with his powerful Radziwiłł family backing, helped him rise to his various voivode and starost offices and further increased his family's wealth.[1]
Like his father, brother, and nephew, he was an ardent Calvinist and adherent of the Polish Reformed Church, and defended it against the rise of the Counter-Reformation.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kristupas Radvila Perkūnas". https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Kristupas-Radvila-Perkunas-77813.
- ↑ Jokubauskas, Vytautas. "Ivano košmaras – kaip keli tūkstančiai LDK karių ant kelių parklupdė visą Rusiją". https://www.delfi.lt/multimedija/musu-lietuva/ivano-kosmaras-kaip-keli-tukstanciai-ldk-kariu-ant-keliu-parklupde-visa-rusija.d?id=74751998.
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