Krzysztof Radziwiłł
Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł | |
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Anna Kiszka | |
| Issue | with Anna Kiszka: Janusz Radziwiłł Katarzyna Radziwiłł |
| Father | Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł |
| Mother | Katarzyna Ostrogska |
Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł (Christopher Radvila,
Krzysztof Mikołaj 'Piorun' Radziwłł.[1]
Biography
Owner of
He successfully fought in
Calvinist
, he was a great protector of Protestants in Lithuania.
He was an opponent of Catholic king
Habsburgs. On his lands in Kėdainiai he founded a major Calvinist cultural and religious centre,[2] which flourished till the 19th century as a center of the Lithuanian Reformed Church
. His large horse stables were famous throughout Europe.
Collector
Radziwiłł collected various curiosities at the Lubcha Castle: minerals, mollusc shells, corals, hunting trophies, whale bones, elephant tusk, nut shells, and similar items. It is believed that at least three items (moose horn collection, a chair made of horns, and a jaw bone of bowhead whale) of the collection are preserved at the Zoological Museum of Vilnius University.[4]
References
- ^ "Krzysztof Radziwiłł "Młodszy" (1585-1640) – hetman w niełasce". www.wilanow-palac.pl.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Krzysztof Radziwiłł (młodszy) – Encyklopedia - eduteka.pl, wolna encyklopedia". encyklopedia.eduteka.pl.
- ISBN 9986-19-827-5.
External links
Media related to Krzysztof Radziwiłł at Wikimedia Commons
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