- Adam Kisiel
Adam Świętołdycz Kisiel (1600-1653) was a
voivode of Kijów orBracław Voivodship (sources vary) (1649-1653) and castellan or voivode ofCzernichów (1639-1646). He was the last Orthodox senator of thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth .Of
Eastern Orthodox faith, educated inZamość Academy in spirit of humanism and tolerance, he persuaded kingWładysław IV Waza to reinstate the Orthodox hierarchy and he acted as an intermediary between the royal court,Sejm andCossacks . [cite book
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title =God's Playground: A History of Poland
publisher =Columbia University Press
date =1982
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pages =177
url =http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0231053517&id=1KG0hdHgz6IC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=Adam+Sanguszko&sig=Sfte2iChz52Osp2DwjMmmqgHlQ8
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id = ISBN 0231053517]He was a mediator in the 1637
Pawluk Uprising . Afterwards he was responsible for conscription of 5,000Registered Cossacks .During
Khmelnytsky Uprising he was one of the most prominent members of the negotiations and pro-Cossack factions among theszlachta . In the very beginning of the Uprising he sent a Russian Orthodox monk, Petroni Łaska, to try to calm down the Cossacks and begin negotiations. TheSejm resolution of 22 July 1648 chose him,Aleksander Sielski ,podkomorzy poznański,Franicszek Dubrawski , podkomorzy przemyski andTeodor Obuchowicz , podkomorzy mozyrski, to negotiate with Khmelnytsky. The negotiations ended in failure by February 1649.Brother of
Mikołaj Kisiel (ok. 1605-1651),polkovnyk of Cossacks.References
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