- Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł
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Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł Born 1547
Vilnius, then Grand Duchy of Lithuania, now LithuaniaDied 20 November 1603
ŁosośnaBoard member of Calvinist Spouse Katarzyna Sobek
Katarzyna Ostrogska
Katarzyna Tęczyńska
Elżbieta OstrogskaChildren with Katarzyna Ostrogska:
Janusz Radziwiłł
with Katarzyna Tęczyńska:
Krzysztof Radziwiłł
Halaszka RadziwiłłParents Mikolaj Rudy Radziwiłł
Katarzyna Tomicka-IwińskaPrince Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł, nicknamed The Thunderbolt (Lithuanian: Kristupas (Mikalojus) 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, Great Lithuanian Hetman from 1589, and Starost.
Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł was one of the most talented commanders in the service of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the wars against Muscovy and Sweden, and won the Battle of Kokenhausen. His achievements combined with his powerful Radziwiłł family backing helped him rise to his various voivode and starost offices and further increased his family's wealth.
Like his father, brother, and nephew he was an ardent Calvinist, and an adherent of the Polish Reformed Church, and defended it against the rise of the Counter-Reformation.
Radziwiłł family coat of arms: Trąby. In the Holy Roman Empire, the Trąby coat of arms was situated in the center of a Black Eagle in a golden Shield.Great Hetmans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Konstanty Ostrogski · Semen Jurewicz · Stanislovas Kęsgaila · Stanisław Piotrowicz Kiszka · Konstanty Ostrogski · Jerzy Radziwiłł · Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł · Jeremi Chodkiewicz · Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł · Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł · Jan Karol Chodkiewicz · Lew Sapieha · Krzysztof Radziwiłł · Janusz Kiszka · Janusz Radziwiłł · Paweł Jan Sapieha · Michał Kazimierz Pac · Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki · Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger · Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Elder · Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński · Ludwik Pociej · Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki · Michał "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł · Michał Józef Massalski · Michał Kazimierz Ogiński · Szymon Marcin Kossakowski
Field Hetmans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jerzy Radziwiłł · Andrzej Niemirowicz · Grzegorz Chodkiewicz · Roman Sanguszko · Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł · Jan Karol Chodkiewicz · Krzysztof Radziwiłł · Janusz Kiszka · Janusz Radziwiłł · Wincenty Gosiewski · Michał Kazimierz Pac · Władysław Wołłowicz · Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł · Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger · Jan Samuelewicz Ogiński · Józef Bogusław Słuszka · Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki · Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński · Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki · Ludwik Pociej · Stanisław Ernest Denhoff · Michał "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł · Michał Józef Massalski · Aleksander Michał Sapieha · Józef Sosnowski · Ludwik Tyszkiewicz · Szymon Marcin Kossakowski · Józef Zabiełło
Deputy Chancellors of Lithuania
(Podkanclerzy litewski)Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł · Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł · Eustachy Wołłowicz · Lew Sapieha · Kazimierz Leon Sapieha · Stefan Pac · Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł · Paweł Stefan Sapieha · Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac · Stefan Pac · Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł · Kazimierz Sapieha · Aleksander Naruszewicz · Stanisław Antoni Szczuka · Kazimierz Czartoryski · Michał Antoni Sapieha · Antoni Przeździecki · Ludwik Plater · Fryderyk Michał Czartoryski · Joachim Chreptowicz
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