Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł
Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł (1 July 1595 – 12 November 1656) was a Polish nobleman, a Reichfürst and a politician from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, who served as the Lesser Lithuanian Chancellor from 1619, the Grand Chancellor of Lithuania and Governor of Vilnius from 1623. He was a member of the powerful Radziwiłł family, last of the Ołyka line, fourth to bear the name of Albrycht. During his life he was an influential magnate and diplomat in the country. Radziwiłł was a vigorous Roman Catholic and staunch supporter of Counter-Reformation, but also the arch enemy of the Protestant community.
Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł | |
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Portrait of Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł, 1640 | |
Coat of arms | Trąby |
Born | Ołyka, Poland | 1 July 1595
Died | 12 November 1656 61) Gdańsk, Poland | (aged
Noble family | Radziwiłł |
Spouse(s) | Regina von Eisenreich Anna Krystyna Lubomirska |
Issue | none |
Father | Stanisław Pius Radziwiłł |
Mother | Marianna Myszka |
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