Paweł Jan Sapieha | |
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Coat of arms | Lis |
Born | 1609 |
Died | 29 December 1665 (aged 55–56) Różana (now Ruzhany, Belarus) |
Noble family | Sapieha |
Consorts | |
Father | John Peter Sapieha |
Mother | Zofia Weiher |
Paul John Sapieha ( Lithuanian: Povilas Jonas Sapiega) (1609–1665) [1] was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic).
Sapieha became a Hussar Rotmistrz in 1633, courtier in 1635, [2] Obozny of Lithuania in 1638, [3] Podstoli of Lithuania in 1645, [4] voivode of the Vitebsk Voivodeship in 1646, [5] voivode of the Vilnius Voivodeship and Great Hetman of Lithuania in 1656. [4]
He participated in the Battle of Berestechko against Cossacks in 1651. During " The Deluge" he dislodged the Swedish troops from Lublin, [6] took part in the siege of Warsaw and captured Tykocin Castle in 1657. [7] Together with Stefan Czarniecki, he defeated the Russian army at the Battle of Polonka in 1660.
He was a supporter of the vivente rege elections.
He married Zofia Zienowicz, with whom he had two children: Teodora Aleksandra Sapieha and Michał Sapieha. He later married Anna Barbara Kopeć and had eight more children: John Casimir Sapieha, Benedykt Paweł Sapieha, Franciszek Stefan Sapieha, Leon Bazyli Sapieha, Katarzyna Anna Sapieha, Konstancja Sapieha, Zofia Sapieha and Teresa Sapieha.