Jerzy Radziwiłł (1556–1600)

Jerzy Radziwiłł
Born	May 31, 1556(1556-05-31) Vilnius
Died	January 21, 1600(1600-01-21) (aged 43) Rome
Spouse	None
Children	None
Parents	Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł Elżbieta Szydłowiecka

Prince Jerzy Radziwiłł (Belarusian: Юры Радзівіл, Lithuanian: Jurgis Radvila; May 31, 1556 – January 21, 1600) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic) from the Radziwiłł family. He was a Catholic bishop and cardinal. Radziwiłł was also an Imperial Prince (Reichsfürst).

Raised a Calvinist, Radziwiłł was educated at the University of Leipzig. In 1572 he converted to Catholicism and became associated with the Jesuits.^[1] He continued to study at Jesuit colleges in Poznań, Vilnius, and Rome. Even though he was ordained to priesthood and elevated to cardinal only in 1583, Radziwiłł began his duties as Bishop of Vilnius in 1579.^[1] He established Vilnius Seminary and helped to obtain university status for the Jesuit Academy in Vilnius. In 1591, he became Bishop of Kraków.

Radziwiłł was also involved in political life. He served as deputy administrator (namiestnik) of Livonia (Inflanty) from 1582 until 1585. He participated in the election of king Sigismund III Vasa and became his trusted adviser. Radziwiłł supported the Third Statute of Lithuania (1588) and the Union of Brest (1596).^[1]

He died in Rome and was buried in the Church of the Gesu.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Simas Sužiedėlis, ed (1970–1978). "Radvilas, Georg". Encyclopedia Lituanica. IV. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 414–415. LCC 74-114275. 

External links

• Portrait of Cardinal Georgius Radzivil, Radvila

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Walerian Protasewicz	Bishop of Vilnius 1579–1591	Succeeded by Benedykt Woyna
Preceded by Piotr Myszkowski	Bishop of Kraków 1591–1600	Succeeded by Bernard Maciejowski

Persondata
Name	Radziwill, Jerzy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 31, 1556
Place of birth	Vilnius
Date of death	January 21, 1600
Place of death	Rome