Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł: Difference between revisions
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|image = Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł 1.PNG | |image = Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł 1.PNG | ||
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|birth_date | | 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 | |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]]{{ | |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“}}, | 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; | 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:50, 23 December 2025
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Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł, epithet "Piorun" ("Lightning") (Template:Langx, 11 July 1547[1] – 20 March 1603[2]) was a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[3]
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.[3]
Life
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.[3] 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 Russian Tsardom territory during the Livonian War, forcing it to capitulate.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[3]
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.[3]
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- Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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- Polish Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
- Radziwiłł family
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