Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł
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Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł, epithet "Piorun" ("Lightning") (Lithuanian: Kristupas Radvila „Perkūnas“, 1547–1603) was a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1]
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Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł | |
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Born | 1547 |
Died | 20 November 1603 |
Board member of | Calvinist[clarification needed] |
Spouse(s) | Katarzyna Sobek z Sulejówka h. Brochwicz Katarzyna Ostrogska Katarzyna Tęczyńska Elżbieta Ostrogska |
Children | with Katarzyna Ostrogska: Janusz Radziwiłł with Katarzyna Tęczyńska: Krzysztof Radziwiłł Halaszka Radziwiłł |
Parent(s) | Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Katarzyna Tomicka-Iwińska |
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He was cup-bearer of Lithuania from 1569; Field Hetman of Lithuania from 1572; Castellan of Trakai, Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania from 1579; Voivode of Vilnius Voivodeship from 1584; Lithuanian Grand Hetman from 1589; and Starost.[1]