Krzysztof Korwin Gosiewski ''de armis'' Ślepowron (died 1643) was the Palatine-Governor of

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from 1639,

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of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1638, Lithuanian Great-Quartermaster since 1625, District-Governor of

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and a diplomat. He was the son of

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and Ewa Pac. He took part in the ceremonial retinue of Prince

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during his embassy in Rome in 1633. In 1638, King

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entrusted him with a diplomatic mission to France. His job was to negotiate the release of Prince

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by the French. On 2 February 1640, he officially entered in Paris. After several weeks of negotiations, he managed to get relief the prince in exchange for a declaration that Poland-Lithuania will not be associated in a state of war with France. On 30 March, together with Jan Kazimierz he left the

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capital. After returning to Poland–Lithuania he received the royal secretary Jan Kunowski who dedicated a book commemorating the achievements of his father, Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski.

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16th-century births 1643 deaths 17th-century Polish nobility Diplomats of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Krzysztof Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Voivodes of Smolensk {{Poland-noble-stub