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
Portrait of Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł, 1640
Coat of armsTrąby
Born(1595-07-01)1 July 1595
Ołyka, Poland
Died12 November 1656(1656-11-12) (aged 61)
Gdańsk, Poland
Noble familyRadziwiłł
Spouse(s)Regina von Eisenreich
Anna Krystyna Lubomirska
Issuenone
FatherStanisław Pius Radziwiłł
MotherMarianna Myszka
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