Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł
Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł | |
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| Born | 1547 |
| Died | 20 November 1603 |
| Board member of | Calvinist |
| 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 Mikołaj Radziwiłł, epithet "Piorun" ("Lightning") (Lithuanian: Kristupas (Mikalojus) 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]
Leben
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: 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
- ^ a b c d e "Kristupas Radvila Perkūnas". vle.lt. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Jokubauskas, Vytautas. "Ivano košmaras – kaip keli tūkstančiai LDK karių ant kelių parklupdė visą Rusiją". DELFI. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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