Bogusław Radziwiłł
Bogusław Radziwiłł | |
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Ducal Prussia | |
| Spouse | Anna Maria Radziwiłł |
| Children | with Anna Maria Radziwiłł: Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł |
| Parent(s) | Janusz Radziwiłł Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg |
Bogusław Radziwiłł (
Biography
Born of the mightiest and highest resident family of the
From 1637 to 1648 Radziwiłł studied abroad, in Germany, Netherlands, England, and France.
For several decades, the interests between the Radziwiłł family and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth had begun to drift apart, as Radziwłł were less satisfied with the magnate status of the family and its immense wealth and began craving more political power.
Together with his cousin
The Swedish defeat and eventual retreat from the territories of the Commonwealth abruptly ended the plans of Janusz and Bogusław. The former died at
Boguslaw married Anna Maria Radziwiłł, the only daughter of his relative and collaborator, the late prince Janusz. In turn, this couple had only one surviving child, a daughter, Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł. Both Bogusław's and Janusz's lines of the Radziwiłł family became extinct by the next generation.
In Poland it is believed that Bogusław's and Janusz's only lasting achievement was to tarnish the Radziwiłł family name for years to come with their treason, eclipsing the deeds of other Radziwiłłs like
Bogusław died in exile in
References
- ^ Encyclopedia Americana, 1919
- ^ Matulevičius, A., Tyla, A. Boguslavas Radvila. (in Lithuanian). Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia.
Further reading
- Bernhard von Poten (1888), "Radziwill, Fürst Boguslaw", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 27, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 155
- Jörg Jacoby (1959) (in German) Boguslaus Rodziwill. Der Statthalter des Großen Kurfürsten in Ostpreußen
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