Mikołaj Sapieha ( lt, Mikalojus Sapiega) (1588–1638) was a
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...
Lew Sapieha
Lew Sapieha ( lt, Leonas Sapiega; be, Леў Сапега or Lieŭ Sapieha; 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633) was a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Gr ...
. Father of Tomasz Sapieha.
He studied abroad, from 1582 in
Bologne
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, later in Rome and
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and podkomorzy of Grodno. In 1596 he was sent with a
diplomatic mission
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to Sweden by King of Poland
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 ...
, in order to negotiate for Zygmunt's rights to the throne of Sweden. In 1603 he was a deputy to
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...
. From 1608 to 1609 he rested at health facilities in Cieplice and Karlsbad. In 1611 he became the Voivode of Mińsk. Later he stayed in his estate in
Boćki
Boćki ( be, Боцькі, uk, Ботьки, ''Bot’ky''; yi, בודקי) is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Boćki
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. In 1618 he became the Voivode of Nowogródek. Deputy to Sejm again in 1620. In 1623 chosen as member of a commission for negotiations with Sweden, he refused the nomination citing poor health. Member of
convocation sejm
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of 1632, took part in the preparations for the
Smolensk War
The Smolensk War (1632–1634) was a conflict fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia.
Hostilities began in October 1632 when Russian forces tried to capture the city of Smolensk. Small military engagements produced mix ...