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Prince '''Krzysztof Radziwiłł''', [[epithet]] "'''Piorun'''" ("Lightning") ({{lang-lt|Kristupas Radvila „Perkūnas“}}, 1547–1603) was a [[Reichsfürst]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and a member of the [[Lithuanian nobility|nobility]] of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]].<ref name="vle">{{cite web |title=Kristupas Radvila Perkūnas |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Kristupas-Radvila-Perkunas-77813 |website=vle.lt |access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | He was [[cup-bearer]] of Lithuania from 1569; Field [[Hetman]] of Lithuania from 1572; [[Trakai Island Castle|Castellan of Trakai]], [[Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania]] from 1579; [[Voivode]] of [[Vilnius Voivodeship]] from 1584; Lithuanian Grand Hetman from 1589; and ''[[Starost]]''.<ref name="vle"/> |
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==Life== |
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Radziwiłł was one of the most talented commanders in the service of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] during the wars against [[Tsardom of Russia|Muscovy]] and Sweden, and won the [[Battle of Kokenhausen]].<ref name="vle"></ref> He received the epithet Polish: ''[[Perun|Piorun]]'' / {{lang-lt|Perkūnas}} (translated as "Lightning" or "Thunderbolt") for his deadly and very successful cavalry raids against [[Ivan the Terrible]]'s forces in [[Tsardom of Russia|Russian Tsardom]] territory during the [[Livonian War]], forcing it to capitulate.{{cn|date=May 2023}} |
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His achievements, combined with his powerful [[Radziwiłł|Radziwiłł family]] backing, helped him rise to his various voivode and ''starost'' offices and further increased his family's wealth.<ref name="vle"/> |
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Like his father, brother, and nephew he was an ardent [[Calvinist]] |
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]].<ref name="vle"/> |
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Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł | |
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Born | 1547 |
Died | 20 November 1603 |
Board member of | Calvinist[clarification needed] |
Spouse(s) | 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 |
Parent(s) | Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Katarzyna Tomicka-Iwińska |
Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł, epithet "Piorun" ("Lightning") (Lithuanian: 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]
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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 Polish: Piorun / Lithuanian: Perkūnas (translated as "Lightning" or "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.[citation needed]
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]
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- Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1547 births
- 1603 deaths
- Military personnel from Vilnius
- Polish Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Polish Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
- Radziwiłł family
- Polish people of the Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory
- Field Hetmans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Great Hetmans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Deputy Chancellors of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Voivode of Vilnius
- Lithuanian people stubs