Princess Anna Katarzyna Radziwiłłowa (; c. 1676-1746), was a Polish–Lithuanian

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and industrialist. She was the daughter of Hieronim Sanguszko and Konstancja Sapieha, and married Prince Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł March 6, 1691 in

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. She was known for her despotic personality and blamed for the negative acts of her husband as grand chancellor of Lithuania. She was also known for her business enterprises: she created a fortune by founding textile factories and glass factories.

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* Anna Katarzyna Radziwiłłowa hasło Polski Słownik Biograficzny tom.30 str.384 wyd.1987 {{DEFAULTSORT:Radziwiłłowa, Anna Katarzyna 18th-century Polish nobility 18th-century Polish women 1746 deaths Anna Katarzyna Sanguszko 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian businesspeople 1676 births Industrialists