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Grodno Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ...

. The "

Nyasvizh Nyasvizh or Nesvizh is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Nyasvizh District. Nyasvizh is the site of Nesvizh Castle, a World Heritage Site. In 2009, its population was 14,300. As of 2025, it has a populati ...

Fee Tail" (''Ordynacja Nieświeska'', Нясвіжская ардынацыя), "

Ołyka Olyka (, ; ; ) is a city in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located east of Lutsk on the Putylivka Rriver. Its population is History The village of Olyka was founded in the early Middle Ages as one of the villages belonging ...

Fee Tail" (''Ordynacja Ołycka'') and "

Kleck Klyetsk or Kletsk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Klyetsk District. Klyetsk is located on the Lan (river), Lan River. As of 2025, it has a population of 11,169. History The town was founded in the ...

Fee Tail" (''Ordynacja Klecka'', Клецкая ардынацыя). It was approved by the

Sejm The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...

in 1589. ''Ordynat'' was the title of the principal heir of the ''Ordynacja''. The family fee tail existed in

partitioned Poland Partition may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Partition'' (1987 film), directed by Ken McMullen * ''Partition'' (2007 film), directed by Vic Sarin * '' Partition: 1947'', or ''Viceroy's House'', a 2017 film Music * Par ...

and the

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until the end of

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. The last

ordynat In English common law, fee tail or entail is a form of trust, established by deed or settlement, that restricts the sale or inheritance of an estate in real property and prevents that property from being sold, devised by will, or otherwise ali ...

was Prince

Leon Władysław Radziwiłł Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

(1888-1956).

Ortynats of the Estate

Nyasvizh Fee Tail (''Ordynacja Nieświeska'')

Mikołaj Krzysztof "Sierotka" Radziwiłł Mikołaj is the Polish cognate of given name Nicholas, used both as a given name and a surname. It may refer to people: In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility: * Mikołaj Kamieniecki, Polish nobleman and the first Grand Hetman of the Crown * ...

, I ordynat *

Jan Jerzy Radziwiłł Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

, II ordynat, son of the previous * Albrecht Władysław Radziwiłł, III ordynat, son of the previous *

Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł (; 1591-1642) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, who served as the Chamberlain (''podkomorzy'') at Poznań from 1625, Queen's Carver (''krajczy'') from 1617, Carver of Lithuania from 1633, Cupbearer of Lithuania from 1638 ...

, IV ordynat, brother of the previous *

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 (Master of the Pantry) of Lithuania since 1626, Krajczy (Carver) of Lithuania since 1630 ...

, V ordynat, brother of the previous *

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł Prince Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł (; 26 October 1625 or 26 October 1635 – 14 November 1680) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble and magnate. He is sometimes referred to as ''the first'' Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł, to distinguish ...

, VI ordynat, son of the previous *

Jerzy Józef Radziwiłł Jerzy is the Polish language, Polish version of the masculine given name George (given name), George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (given name), Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname J ...

, VII ordynat, son of the previous * Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł, VIII ordynat, brother of the previous *

Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł Prince Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł (, ; 13 June 1702 – 15 May 1762) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble. A member of the aristocratic Radziwiłł family, he was frequently referred to by his sobriquet (known from his idiolect ...

, IX ordynat, son of the previous *

Karol Stanisław "Panie Kochanku" Radziwiłł Karol may refer to: Places * Karol, Gujarat, a village on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, west India ** Karol State, a former Rajput petty princely state with seat in the above town *Karol Bagh, neighbourhood of Central Delhi, Delhi, India **Ka ...

, X ordynat, son of the previous *

Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł Prince Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (; Belarusian language, Belarusian: ''Дамінік Геранім Радзівіл''; Polish language, Polish: ''Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł''; 4 August 1786 – 11 November 1813) was a Duchy of Warsaw, Polis ...

, XI ordynat, nephew of the previous *

Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the f ...

, XII ordynat, distant cousin *

Wilhelm Radziwiłł Prince Fryderyk Wilhelm Paweł Mikolaj Radziwiłł (19 March 1797 – 5 August 1870) was a Polish nobleman and Prussian general who was the founding president of the Berlin Numismatic Society. Early life Radziwiłł was born on 19 March 179 ...

, XIII ordynat, son of the previous *

Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł (; 31 March 183316 December 1904) was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian nobility and a General of the Artillery in the Prussian Army. He was the nephew of Princess Elisa Radziwiłł, the first love of their kin ...

, XIV ordynat, son of the previous * Jerzy Fryderyk Radziwiłł, XV ordynat, son of the previous * Albrecht Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł, XVI ordynat, son of the previous *

, XVII ordynat, brother of the previous, the last ordynat

Kleck Fee Tail (''Ordynacja Klecka'')

Albrecht Radziwiłł Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to: First name * Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher * Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter * Albrecht Becker, (190 ...

, I ordynat * Jan Albrycht Radziwiłł, II ordynat, son of the previous * Jan Władysław Radziwiłł, III ordynat, son of the previous * Michał Karol Radziwiłł, IV ordynat, son of the previous * Stanisław Kazimierz Radziwiłł, V ordynat, son of the previous *

Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł Prince Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł (; 1643–1697) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic) and politician. He was son of Court and Grand Marshal Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł and Princess Lucrezia ...

VI ordynat, distant cousin * Jan Mikołaj Radziwiłł, VII ordynat, son of the previous * Marcin Mikołaj Radziwiłł, VIII ordynat, son of the previous *

Józef Mikołaj Radziwiłł Prince Józef Mikołaj Radziwiłł () (13 November 1736–1813) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian noble (szlachcic). The 8th Ordynat of Kleck, Grand Clerk of Lithuania since 1764, voivode of Minsk Voivodeship since 1773 ...

, IX ordynat, son of the previous *

Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł Prince Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł (; 1744–1831) was a Polish nobleman, politician, diplomat and member of the Polish–Lithuanian Radziwiłł family. He was an '' ordynat'' of Kleck, Olyka and Niasvizh, Great Sword-bearer of Lithuania f ...

, X ordynat, son of the previous * Ludwik Mikołaj Radziwiłł, XI ordynat, son of the previous * Leon Radziwiłł, XII ordynat, son of the previous * Jerzy Fryderyk Radziwiłł, XIII ordynat, cousin of the previous * Albrecht Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł, XIV ordynat, son of the previous *

, XV ordynat, brother of the previous

Ołyka Fee Tail (''Ordynacja Ołycka'')

* Stanisław Radziwiłł, I ordynat *

Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Prince Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł (; 14 August 1695 in Biała Podlaska – 2 June 1715) was a Lithuanian–Polish nobleman. Mikołaj became Podstoli of Lithuania and starost of Człuchów Człuchów (, ''Człochòwo'', or ''Czł ...

, II ordynat, son of the previous * Albrecht Stanisław Radziwiłł, III ordynat, brother of the previous *

, IV ordynat, cousin of the previous *

, VII ordynat, son of the previous *

, VIII ordynat, son of the previous *

, IX ordynat, nephew of the previous *

, X ordynat, distant cousin *

Bogusław Fryderyk Radziwiłł Prince Bogusław Fryderyk Radziwiłł (3 January 1809 – 2 January 1873) was a szlachta, Polish nobleman and Prussian military officer and politician. He lived in the Kingdom of Prussia, where he was a member of the Prussian parliament (late ...

, XI ordynat, son of the previous *

Ferdynand Radziwiłł Prince Ferdynand Fryderyk Radziwiłł (1834 in Berlin – 1926 in Rome) was a Polish nobleman and Polish-German politician. Early life He was the son of Bogusław Fryderyk Radziwiłł and Leontyna von Clary und Aldringen. Through his pate ...

, XII ordynat, son of the previous * Janusz Franciszek Radziwiłł, XIII ordynat, son of the previous * Edmund Ferdynand Radziwiłł, XIV ordynat, third son of the previous

Bibliography

* T. Zielińska Ordynacje w dawnej Polsce, „Przegląd Historyczny” 1977 z. 1.

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