Prince Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł () (4 August 1594 – 30 March 1654) was a
Polish–Lithuanian nobleman
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.
He was the
Ordynat
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of
Nieśwież
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,
Stolnik
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Stolnik in Crown of Poland
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of Lithuania since 1626,
Krajczy of Lithuania since 1630,
governor
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of
Brześć Litewski Voivodeship
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since 1631 to 1635,
Court Marshal of Lithuania
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since 1635,
Grand Marshal of Lithuania
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in 1637-1654 and
voivode
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of
Połock Voivodship since 1654. He also held the title
Starost słonimski, upicki, brasławski, szadowski, nowowołyński, jurborski, olicki.
He married Tekla Anna Wołłowicz in 1626, Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz in 1639 and Lucricia Marie Strozzi in October, 1642 in
Warsaw
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. His marriage to Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz, widow of
Konstanty Wiśniowiecki
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's son, led to the conflict between Aleksander Ludwik Radziwłł and
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki ( uk, Ярема Вишневецький – Yarema Vyshnevetsky; 1612 – 20 August 1651) nicknamed ''Hammer on the Cossacks'' ( pl, Młot na Kozaków), was a notable member of the aristocracy of the Polish–Lith ...
over the inheritance of Konstanty. Eventually, Katarzyna defected to Jeremi's side and divorced Aleksander, who was forced to give up his claims.
He kept away from politics during the reign of
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa ( pl, Zygmunt III Waza, lt, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632
N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to ...
, but supported
Władysław IV Vasa
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, in his election in 1632. However towards the end of his life he distanced himself from Władysław, by opposing his plans of war with Ottomans.
References
Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1594 births
1654 deaths
Aleksander Ludwik
Grand Marshals of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Court Marshals of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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