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Paweł Jan Sapieha | |
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| Coat of arms | Lis |
| Born | 1609 |
| Died | 29 December 1665 (aged 55–56) Różana (now Ruzhany, Belarus) |
| Noble family | Sapieha |
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| Father | John Peter Sapieha |
| Mother | Zofia Weiher |
Paul John Sapieha (Lithuanian: Povilas Jonas Sapiega) (1609–1665)[1] was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic).
Sapieha became a Hussar Rotmistrz in 1633, courtier in 1635,[2] Obozny of Lithuania in 1638,[3] Podstoli of Lithuania in 1645,[4] voivode of the Vitebsk Voivodeship in 1646,[5] voivode of the Vilnius Voivodeship and Great Hetman of Lithuania in 1656.[4]
He participated in the Battle of Berestechko against Cossacks in 1651. During "The Deluge" he dislodged the Swedish troops from Lublin,[6] took part in the siege of Warsaw and captured Tykocin Castle in 1657.[7] Together with Stefan Czarniecki, he defeated the Russian army at the Battle of Polonka in 1660.
He was a supporter of the vivente rege elections.
He married Zofia Zienowicz, with whom he had two children: Teodora Aleksandra Sapieha and Michał Sapieha. He later married Anna Barbara Kopeć and had eight more children: John Casimir Sapieha, Benedykt Paweł Sapieha, Franciszek Stefan Sapieha, Leon Bazyli Sapieha, Katarzyna Anna Sapieha, Konstancja Sapieha, Zofia Sapieha and Teresa Sapieha.
References
[edit]- ^ Seria socjologiczno-historyczna: Historia (in Polish). Wydawn. Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego. 2003. p. 29. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Tłomacki, Andrzej (2009). Sapiehowie kodeńscy: historia rodu od kolebki do współczesności (in Polish). Andrzej Tłomacki. p. 65. ISBN 978-83-919090-1-0. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Encyklopedia wojskowa: dowódcy i ich armie, historia wojen i bitew, technika wojskowa (in Polish). Wydawn. Nauk. PWN. 2007. p. 287. ISBN 978-83-01-15175-1. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b Wolff, Józef (1885). Senatorowie i dygnitarze Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, 1386-1795 (in Polish). W druk W.L. Anczysca. pp. 75, 247. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Falniowska-Gradowska, Alicja (1963). Lustracja województwa krakowskiego, 1789 (in Polish). Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 696. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ KOSSOWSKI, ALEKSANDER. "LUBLIN W LATACH "POTOPU"" (PDF). bibliotekanauki.pl. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Popularna encyklopedia powszechna (in Polish). Oficyna Wydawnicza Fogra. 2002. p. 289. ISBN 978-83-7311-113-4. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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