Bogusław Radziwiłł | |
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Born |
Gdańsk, Kingdom of Poland |
3 May 1620
Died | 31 December 1669 Königsberg, Ducal Prussia |
(aged 49)
Spouse(s) | Anna Maria Radziwiłł |
Children |
with Anna Maria Radziwiłł: Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł |
Parent(s) |
Janusz Radziwłł Elisabeth Sofie von Brandenburg |
Bogusław Radziwiłł (Lithuanian: Boguslavas Radvila; Belarusian: Багуслаў Радзівіл; 3 May 1620 – 31 December 1669) was a Polish princely magnate and a member of the Polish-Lithuanian szlachta, or nobility. He was of the Radziwiłł magnate family. By birth he was an Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. A descendant of the famous knight Zawisza Czarny, Duke Konstanty Ostrogski.
Born of the mightiest and highest resident family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (as well as a blood descendant of King Casimir IV of Poland, and Kęstutis and Vytautas, monarchs of Lithuania), Radziwiłł was the owner of Biržai, Dubingiai, Słuck, and Kopyta, the great Standard-bearer of Lithuania since 1638, the Master of the Stables of Lithuania since 1648, and the Starost barski. Radziwiłł was Governor of the Duchy of Prussia (Brandenburg-Prussia) (generalny gubernator Prus Książęcych) since 1657.
From 1637 to 1648 Radziwiłł studied abroad, in Germany, Netherlands, England, and France.