Paweł Jan Sapieha

Paweł Jan Sapieha
Paweł Jan Sapieha
Coat of arms	Lis
Born	1609
Died	29 December 1665 (aged 55–56); Różana (now Ruzhany, Belarus)
Noble family	Sapieha
Consorts	Zofia Zienowicz; Anna Barbara Kopeć;
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 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)^[8].

References

^ 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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