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Adding local short description: "Polish–Lithuanian noble (1547–1603)", overriding Wikidata description "Polish-Lithuanian noble, 1547-1603"

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			{{Short description\|Polish–Lithuanian noble (1547–1603)}}
	{{Expand Lithuanian\|topic=bio\|otherarticle=Kristupas Radvila Perkūnas\|date=February 2024}}		{{Expand Lithuanian\|topic=bio\|otherarticle=Kristupas Radvila Perkūnas\|date=February 2024}}
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	\|image = Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł 1.PNG		\|image = Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł 1.PNG
	\|image_size = 180px		\|image_size = 180px
	\|birth_date = 1547		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1547\|7\|11\|df=yes}}
	\|birth_place = [[Vilnius]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]		\|birth_place = [[Vilnius]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]
	\|death_date = 20 ~~November 1603~~		\|death_date = {{death date and age\|1603\|3\|20\|1547\|7\|11\|df=yes}}
	\|death_place = [[Łosośna Wielka\|Łosośna]], [[Polish–Lithuanian union\|Kingdom of Poland]]		\|death_place = [[Łosośna Wielka\|Łosośna]], [[Polish–Lithuanian union\|Kingdom of Poland]]
	\|boards = [[Calvinist]]{{~~huh~~\|date=February 2024}}		\|boards = [[Calvinist]]{{cn\|date=February 2024}}
	\|spouse = Katarzyna Sobek z [[Sulejówek\|Sulejówka]] h. [[Brochwicz coat of arms\|Brochwicz]] <br> [[Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579)\|Katarzyna Ostrogska]] <br> [[Katarzyna Tęczyńska]] <br> [[Elżbieta Ostrogska]]		\|spouse = Katarzyna Sobek z [[Sulejówek\|Sulejówka]] h. [[Brochwicz coat of arms\|Brochwicz]] <br> [[Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579)\|Katarzyna Ostrogska]] <br> [[Katarzyna Tęczyńska]] <br> [[Elżbieta Ostrogska]]
	\|children = ''with Katarzyna Ostrogska'': <br> [[Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620)\|Janusz Radziwiłł]] <br> ''with Katarzyna Tęczyńska'': <br> [[Krzysztof Radziwiłł]] <br> Halaszka Radziwiłł		\|children = ''with Katarzyna Ostrogska'': <br> [[Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620)\|Janusz Radziwiłł]] <br> ''with Katarzyna Tęczyńska'': <br> [[Krzysztof Radziwiłł]] <br> Halaszka Radziwiłł
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	Prince '''Krzysztof Radziwiłł''', [[epithet]] "'''Piorun'''" ("Lightning") ({{langx\|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>		Prince '''Krzysztof Radziwiłł''', [[epithet]] "'''Piorun'''" ("Lightning") ({{langx\|lt\|Kristupas Radvila „Perkūnas“}}, 11 July 1547<ref>{{cite encyclopedia \|title=Radziwiłł, Krzysztof („Piorun”) \|encyclopedia=Polski Słownik Biograficzny \|volume=30 \|year=1987 \|language=pl}}</ref> – 20 March 1603<ref>{{cite encyclopedia \|title=Krzysztof Radziwiłł “Piorun” \|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Krzysztof-Radziwill \|access-date=8 December 2025}}</ref>) 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>

	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"/>		He was [[cup-bearer]] of Lithuania from 1569; [[Field Lithuanian Hetman]] from 1572; [[Castellan of Trakai]], [[Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania]] from 1579; [[Voivode of Vilnius]] from 1584; [[Grand Lithuanian Hetman]] from 1589; and ''[[Starost]]''.<ref name="vle"/>

	==Life==		==Life==

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{{Expand Lithuanian|topic=bio|otherarticle=Kristupas Radvila Perkūnas|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł
|image = Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł 1.PNG
|image_size = 180px
|birth_date = 1547
|birth_place = [[Vilnius]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]
|death_date = 20 November 1603
|death_place = [[Łosośna Wielka|Łosośna]], [[Polish–Lithuanian union|Kingdom of Poland]]
|boards = [[Calvinist]]{{huh|date=February 2024}}
|spouse = Katarzyna Sobek z [[Sulejówek|Sulejówka]] h. [[Brochwicz coat of arms|Brochwicz]] [[Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579)|Katarzyna Ostrogska]] [[Katarzyna Tęczyńska]] [[Elżbieta Ostrogska]]
|children = ''with Katarzyna Ostrogska'': [[Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620)|Janusz Radziwiłł]] ''with Katarzyna Tęczyńska'': [[Krzysztof Radziwiłł]] Halaszka Radziwiłł
|parents = [[Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł]] [[Katarzyna Tomicka z Iwna|Katarzyna Tomicka-Iwińska]]
}}

Prince '''Krzysztof Radziwiłł''', [[epithet]] "'''Piorun'''" ("Lightning") ({{langx|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>

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"/>

==Life==
[[Image:POL COA Radziwiłł Książę Ia.svg|thumb|left|Radziwiłł family [[Polish coat of arms|coat of arms]]: [[Trąby coat of arms|Trąby]]]]

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 "Piorun" (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}}

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"/>

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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==References==
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imported>Mellk: Adding local short description: "Polish–Lithuanian noble (1547–1603)", overriding Wikidata description "Polish-Lithuanian noble, 1547-1603"

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