Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł
Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł | |
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| Born | 1547 |
| Died | 20 November 1603 |
| Board member of | Calvinist |
| Spouse(s) | Katarzyna Sobek z Sulejówka h. Brochwicz Katarzyna Ostrogska Katarzyna Tęczyńska Elżbieta Ostrogska |
| Children | with Katarzyna Ostrogska: Janusz Radziwiłł with Katarzyna Tęczyńska: Krzysztof Radziwiłł Halaszka Radziwiłł |
| Parent(s) | Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł Katarzyna Tomicka-Iwińska |
Prince Krzysztof Radziwiłł, epithet "Piorun" ("Lightning") (Lithuanian: Kristupas Radvila „Perkūnas“, 1547–1603) was a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire and a member of the nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
He was cup-bearer of Lithuania from 1569; Field Hetman of Lithuania from 1572; Castellan of Trakai, Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania from 1579; Voivode of Vilnius Voivodeship from 1584; Lithuanian Grand Hetman from 1589; and Starost.