Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł
| Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born |
August 2, 1549 Ćmielów |
| Died | February 28, 1616 (aged 66) Nieśwież |
| Spouse(s) | Elżbieta "Halaszka" Eufemia Wiśniowiecka |
| Children |
with Elżbieta "Halaszka" Eufemia Wiśniowiecka: Jan Jerzy Radziwiłł Elżbieta Radziwiłł Albrycht Władysław Radziwiłł Mikołaj Radziwiłł Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł Katarzyna Radziwiłł Krystyna Radziwiłł Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł |
| Parent(s) |
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł Elżbieta Szydłowiecka |
Prince Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł (1549–1616), better known in English the anglicized form Nicholas Christopher Radziwil or Radziwill and nicknamed "the Orphan" (Polish: Sierotka), was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic), Ordynat of Nieśwież from 1586, Court Marshal of Lithuania from 1569, Grand Marshal of Lithuania from 1579, castellan of Trakai from 1586, voivode of Trakai Voivodeship from 1590, voivode of Vilnius Voivodeship from 1604 and governor of Šiauliai. After the treaty at Vienna in 1515 all Radziwills were Imperial Princes and he held a position as Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
He was nicknamed "the Orphan" ("Sierotka"), in his infancy, by the king Sigismundus Augustus (while his parents were still alive).
He married Halaszka Eufemia Wiśniowiecka on November 24, 1584, a Calvinist who under his influence too converted to Roman Catholicism.
He took part in the Livonian War against Muscovites. In 1573 he was a member of a diplomatic mission to France to the future king of Poland, Henry III of France.
Unlike many other members of Radziwiłł family he tried to stay away from politics, especially from the dynastic clan politics of some of other Radziwiłłs like Janusz Radziwiłł; he also supported the forces loyal to the king and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Zebrzydowski Rebellion, a szlachta's confederatio threatening the king. He attempted to convince the confederates to surrender without unnecessary bloodshed.
...
Wikipedia