Paweł Jan Sapieha
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Noble Family Szlachta The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...	Sapieha Sapieha The Sapieha is a Polish-Lithuanian princely family descending from the medieval boyars of Smolensk. The family acquired great influence in the sixteenth century.-History:...
Coat of Arms Polish heraldry Polish heraldry is a branch of heraldry focused on studying the development of coats of arms in the lands of historical Poland , as well as specifically-Polish traits of heraldry. The term is also used to refer to Polish heraldic system, as opposed to systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe...	Lis
Parents	Jan Piotr Sapieha Jan Piotr Sapieha Jan Piotr Sapieha was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman . Starosta uświacki, pułkownik królewski, son of Paweł Sapieha and Anna Chodkiewiczowna , married to Zofia Weiher, father of Paweł Jan Sapieha... Zofia Weiher
Consorts	Zofia Zienowicz Anna Barbara Kopeć
Children	with Zofia Zienowicz Teodora Aleksandra Sapieha Michał Sapieha with Anna Barbara Kopeć Jan Kazimierz Sapieha Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger was a Grand Hetman of Lithuania since 1682. He held the title of a Duke since 1700. In 1681 he became Field Hetman of Lithuania, the following year he also became the voivode of Vilnius.... Benedykt Paweł Sapieha Franciszek Stefan Sapieha Leon Bazyli Sapieha Leon Bazyli Sapieha Leon Bazyli Sapieha was a Polish-Lithuanian politician. He was the treasurer of the Lithuanian court and Lithuanian army general and member of the noble Sapieha family... Katarzyna Anna Sapieha Konstancja Sapieha Zofia Sapieha Zofia Sapieha Countess Sophia Komorowska , in Polish Zofia z książąt Sapiehów hrabina Komorowska was a Polish princess and grandmother of Belgian heir apparent's wife, Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant.Princess Sophia Sapieha was a member of a Polish–Lithuanian princely family, the Sapieha... Teresa Sapieha
Date of Birth	1609
Place of Birth	-
Date of Death	December 29, 1665
Place of Death	Różana (now Ruzhany Ruzhany Ruzhany is a small town located in Pruzhany Raion of Brest Voblast, Belarus.-Geography:Ruzhany is situated on the river Ruzhanka and surrounded by picturesque hills... , Belarus)

Paweł Jan Sapieha (1609–1665) was a Polish-Lithuanian

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...

 nobleman (szlachcic).

Paweł Jan became a Hussar

Hussar

Hussar refers to a number of types of light cavalry which originated in Hungary in the 14th century, tracing its roots from Serbian medieval cavalry tradition, brought to Hungary in the course of the Serb migrations, which began in the late 14th century....

 Rotmistrz in 1633, courtier

Courtier

A courtier is a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together...

 in 1635, Obozny of Lithuania in 1638, Podstoli of Lithuania

Podstoli

Podstoli was a court office in Poland and Lithuania. A Podstoli was the deputy of a Stolnik, and was responsible for the King's pantry....

 in 1645, voivode of the Witebsk Voivodeship

Witebsk Voivodeship

Vitebsk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 15th century till the partitions of Poland in 1795.Voivodeship Governor seat:...

 in 1646, voivode of the Vilnius Voivodeship

Vilnius Voivodeship

The Vilnius Voivodeship was one of voivodeships in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, created in 1413, from the Duchy of Lithuania and neighbouring lands.- Geography and administrative division :...

 and Great Hetman of Lithuania

Hetman

Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....

 in 1656.

He participated in the Battle of Beresteczko against Kossacks in 1651. During "The Deluge

The Deluge (Polish history)

The term Deluge denotes a series of mid-17th century campaigns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In a wider sense it applies to the period between the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648 and the Truce of Andrusovo in 1667, thus comprising the Polish–Lithuanian theaters of the Russo-Polish and...

" he dislodged the Swedish

Sweden

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 troops from Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

, took part in the siege of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 and captured the Tykocin Castle

Tykocin Castle

The Tykocin Royal Castle is a 15th century castle located on the right bank of the river Narew in Tykocin, Poland. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and its reconstruction began in 2002.-History:...

 in 1657. Together with Stefan Czarniecki

Stefan Czarniecki

Stefan Czarniecki or Stefan Łodzia de Czarnca Czarniecki Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth general and nobleman. Field Hetman of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom. He was a military commander, regarded as a Polish national hero...

 he defeated the Russian Army at the Battle of Połonka in 1660.

He was a supporter of the vivente rege

Vivente Rege

Vivente Rege is a form of king's election, where the king's successor, usually of the same dynasty, was elected before the old king died...

elections.