Paweł Jan Sapieha
Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (1609–1665)
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Paul John Sapieha (Lithuanian: Povilas Jonas Sapiega) (1609–1665)[1] was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic).
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Różana (now Ruzhany, Belarus)
Paweł Jan Sapieha | |
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| Grand Hetman of Lithuania | |
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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 |
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 Vilnius and Grand 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.
Marriage and children
He first married Zofia Zienowicz, with whom he had two children:
- Teodora Aleksandra Sapieha, married Vladislaus Tyszkiewicz and Aleksander Krzysztof Naruszewicz
- Michał Sapieha.
He later married Anna Barbara Kopeć and had eight more children:
- John Casimir Sapieha (1637–1720), Grand Hetman of Lithuania,
- Benedykt Paweł Sapieha (1643–1707), Lithuanian Grand Treasurer,
- Franciszek Stefan Sapieha (1643–1686), Marshal of the Sejm,
- Leon Bazyli Sapieha (1652–1686), Treasurer of the Lithuanian court and Lithuanian army general,
- Katarzyna Anna Sapieha (161–1717), married Jan Stanisław Lipski and Alexander Michael Lubomirski,
- Konstancja Sapieha (1651–1691), married Hieronim Sanguszko (1651-1685),
- Zofia Sapieha (1650–1694), married Mikołaj Wiktoryn Grudziński (1636-1704),
- Teresa Sapieha (1652–1737)
