Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł

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Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł
Noble Family	Radziwiłł
Coat of Arms	Trąby
Parents	Bogusław Radziwiłł Anna Maria Radziwiłł
Consorts	Markgraf Ludwig von Brandenburg Karl III Philip
Children	with Karl III Philip Leopoldyna Eleonora, Maria Anna, Elizabeth Augusta Sophie
Date of Birth	27 February 1667
Place of Birth	Köningsberg
Date of Death	25 March 1695
Place of Death	Brieg

Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł (Lithuanian: Liudvika Karolina Radvilaitė, b. 27 February 1667 - d. 25 March 1695) was a magnate of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and an active reformer. She carried the title of Princess.

Karolina has inherited Biržai and Dubingiai from her father Bogusław Radziwiłł. Her death marks the end of the mighty Biržai-Dubingiai Radziwiłł family line. She was the last Radziwiłł to own Biržai Castle and Dubingiai Castle with their lands.

Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł has spent most of her life in Berlin and Köningsberg but paid much attention to her lands in the Grand Duchy. Like her father, she has funded the issue of books in the Lithuanian language, supported the education and Calvinist parishes. She has established scolarships for Lithuanian students of theology in the universities of Köningsberg, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin. Karolina has financed the issue of the catechism and primer in the Lithuanian language "Pradzia pamoksla del mazu Weykialu…", which was printed in Köningsberg, 1680. It was the second primer intended for schools following the Cathechism by Martynas Mažvydas.