Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł ( lt, Zigmuntas Karolis Radvila; 1591-1642) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, who served as the

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(''podkomorzy'') at

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from 1625, Queen's Carver (''krajczy'') from 1617, Carver of Lithuania from 1633,

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of Lithuania from 1638, and

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(voivode) of

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from 1642. He was a member of the

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Order and the patron of Knight Hospitaller centers in

and Stołowicze (in Lithuania). Radziwiłł was born on 4 December 1591 in Nieśwież to Mikołaj Krzysztof "Sierotka" Radziwiłł (nicknamed "The Orphan") and Halaszka Eufemia Wiśniowiecka, and died on 5 November 1642 in

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, Italy. In 1621, he took part in the

Battle of Khotyn (1621) The Battle of Khotyn or Battle of Chocim or Hotin War (in Turkish: ''Hotin Muharebesi'') was a combined siege and series of battles which took place between 2 September and 9 October 1621 between a Polish-Lithuanian army with Cossack allies, co ...

, and later commanded

Lisowczycy Lisowczyks or Lisowczycy (; also known as ''Straceńcy'' ('lost men' or 'forlorn hope') or (company of ); or in singular form: Lisowczyk or ) was the name of an early 17th-century irregular unit of the Polish–Lithuanian light cavalry. The Lis ...

mercenaries in 1622 during the period of their service in the

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. After the death of his older brother,

Albrycht Władysław Radziwiłł Albrycht Władysław Radziwiłł (16 June 1589 – 20 July 1636) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian noble. Castellan of Trakai, Troki from 1626 until 1633, castellan of Vilnius, Wilno from 1633. The 3rd ordynat of the ...

, he inherited

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Nieśwież Nesvizh, Niasviž ( be, Нясві́ж ; lt, Nesvyžius; pl, Nieśwież; russian: Не́свиж; yi, ניעסוויז; la, Nesvisium) is a city in Belarus. It is the administrative centre of the Nyasvizh District (''rajon'') of Minsk Region ...

in 1636, but gave it up to his brother

Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł Prince Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł () (4 August 1594 – 30 March 1654) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman. He was the Ordynat of Nieśwież, Stolnik of Lithuania since 1626, Krajczy of Lithuania since 1630, governor of Brześć Litewsk ...

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Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Zygmunt Karol People from Nyasvizh 1591 births 1642 deaths {{Lithuania-noble-stub