Jan Paweł Sapieha

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Jan Paweł Sapieha
Noble Family	Sapieha
Coat of Arms	Lis
Parents	Jan Piotr 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 Benedykt Paweł Sapieha Franciszek Stefan Sapieha Leon Bazyli Sapieha Katarzyna Anna Sapieha Konstancja Sapieha Zofia Sapieha Teresa Sapieha
Date of Birth	1609
Place of Birth	-
Date of Death	December 29, 1665
Place of Death	Różana

Jan Paweł Sapieha (1609-1665) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic).

Jan became a Hussar Rotmistrz in 1633, courtier in 1635, Obozny of Lithuania in 1638, Podstoli of Lithuania in 1645, voivode of the Witebsk Voivodship in 1646, voivode the Wilno Voivodship and Great Hetman of Lithuania in 1656.

He participated in the Battle of Beresteczko against Kossacks in 1651. During "The Deluge" he dislodged the Swedish troops from Lublin, took part in the siege of Warsaw and captured the castle of Tykocin in 1657. Together with Stefan Czarniecki he defeated the Russian Army at the Battle of Połonka in 1660.

He was a supporter of the vivente rege elections.

Great Lithuanian Hetmans of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Konstanty Ostrogski | Semen Jurewicz | Stanisław Janowicz Kieżgajło | Stanisław Piotrowicz Kiszka | Konstanty Ostrogski | Jerzy Radziwiłł | Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł | Jeremi Chodkiewicz | Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł | Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Lightning" Radziwiłł | Jan Karol Chodkiewicz | Lew Sapieha | Krzysztof Radziwiłł | Janusz Kiszka | Janusz Radziwiłł | Paweł Jan Sapieha | Michał Kazimierz Pac | Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki | Kazimierz Jan Sapieha | Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger | Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński | Ludwik Pociej | Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki | Michał "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł | Michał Józef Massalski | Michał Kazimierz Ogiński | Szymon Marcin Kossakowski