Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł

Prince Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł (Lithuanian: Aleksandras Liudvikas Radvila; 4 August 1594^[1] – 30 March 1654^[2]) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman.

Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł
Born	(1594-08-04)4 August 1594 Nieśwież
Died	30 March 1654(1654-03-30) (aged 59) Bologna
Spouses	Tekla Anna Wołłowicz Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz Lucricia Marie Strozzi
Children	with Tekla Anna Wołłowicz: Mikolaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Anna Eufemia Radziwiłł Albrecht Radziwiłł Jerzy Radziwiłł Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł Joanna Katarzyna Radziwiłł Jan Radziwiłł Prancska Radziwiłł with Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz: Ludwik Radziwiłł Eleonora Radziwiłł with Lucricia Marie Strozzi: Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł Cecylia Maria Radziwiłł
Parent(s)	Mikołaj 'Sierotka' Radziwiłł Elzbieta "Halaszka" Eufemia Wiśniowiecka

He was the Ordynat of Nieśwież,^[3] Stolnik (Master of the Pantry) of Lithuania since 1626,^[4] Krajczy (Carver) of Lithuania since 1630, governor of Brześć Litewski Voivodeship since 1631 to 1635,^[5] Court Marshal of Lithuania since 1635, Grand Marshal of Lithuania in 1637-1654^[6] and voivode of Połock Voivodship during 1654.^[7] He also held the title Starost.

He married Tekla Anna Wołłowicz in 1626,^[8] Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz in 1639 and Lucricia Marie Strozzi in October, 1642 in Warsaw. His marriage to Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz, widow of Konstanty Wiśniowiecki's son, led to the conflict between Aleksander Ludwik Radziwłł and Jeremi Wiśniowiecki over the inheritance of Konstanty. Eventually, Katarzyna defected to Jeremi's side and divorced Aleksander, who was forced to give up his claims.

He withdrew from politics during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa but supported his son, Władysław IV Vasa, in the election of 1632. However, towards the end of his life he distanced himself from Władysław, by opposing his plans of war with Ottomans.

References

1. Kotłubaj, Edward (1857). Galerja Nieświeżska portretów Radziwiłłowskich (in Polish). wydawca nieznany. p. 338. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. Archiwum domu Radziwiłłów: Listy ks. M. K. Radziwiłła Sierotki, Jana Zamoyskiego, Lwa Sapiehy. Continet epistolas ex archivo domus Radzivilanae depromptas. Nakładem księcia Antoniego Radziwiłła. [Nieśwież, Schlossarchiv]; [Haus Radziwiłł] (in Polish). Anczyc. 1885. p. xx. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. Bartoszewicz, Julian (1881). Zamek Bialski: (dzieje miasteczka, obrazy z życia magnatów, Akademia Bialska) (in Polish). Nakł. Maurycego Orgelbranda w Warszawie. p. 169. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
4. Jankowski, Czesław (1896). Powiat Oszmiański: materjały do dziejów ziemi i ludzi. Część pierwsza (in Polish). księgarnia K. Grendyszyńskiego. p. 108. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
5. "Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł h. Trąby". www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
6. Opaliński, Krzysztof (1957). Listy Krzysztofa Opalińskiego do Brata Łukasza: 1641-1653 (in Polish). Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 654. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
7. Michalewicz, Jerzy (1991). Liber beneficiorum et benefactorum Universitatis Iagellonicae in saeculis XV-XVIII: pts. 1-2, Beneficia Universitatis Iagellonicae saec. XV-XVIII (in Polish). Sumptibus Universitatis Iagellonicae. p. 1. ISBN 978-83-233-0434-0. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
8. Acta Poloniae Historica. Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. 2000. p. 75. Retrieved 12 February 2024.