Lew Sapieha
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| Noble Family | Sapieha | |
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| Parents | Iwan Sapieha Bohdana Drucka Konopka |
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| Consorts | Dorota Firlej Halaszka Radziwiłł |
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| Children | with Dorota Firlej Katarzyna Sapieha Krzysztof Sapieha Jan Stanislaw Sapieha Andrzej Sapieha with Halaszka Radziwiłł Anna Sapieha Mikolaj Sapieha Krzysztof Mikolaj Sapieha Kazimierz Leon Sapieha |
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| Date of Birth | April 4, 1557 | |
| Place of Birth | Ostrowo | |
| Date of Death | July 7, 1633 | |
| Place of Death | Wilno | |
Lew Sapieha (1557-1633) (Belarusian: Леў Сапега; Lithuanian: Leonas Sapiega). He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Great Clerk of the Grand Duchy in 1581, Court Chancellor of the GDL in 1585, Grand Chancellor of the GDL from 1589 until 1623, Voivode of Vilnia in 1621, Great Lithuanian Hetman in 1623 and starost of Slonim, Brest and Mogilev.
Lew is considered as a great political figure of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A rich and powerful magnate, he was known for his wisdom as a statesman, lawyer and military commander, he was one of the greatest leaders of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the times of the Duchy's highest cultural flourishing.
He was educated in Lipsk and work in the royal chancellery of King Stefan Batory under direction of Jan Zamoyski.
He supported a political union with Muscovy in 1584-1600 and led the diplomatic mission to Moscow in 1600 that proposed the union to tzar Boris Godunov, who declined the proposal.
He also participated in wars with Muscovy under King Stefan Batory and King Sigismund III Vasa.
He became an adviser of King Sigismund III Vasa and supported his plans to take over the Muscovite throne.
As Chancellor he was the main editor and publisher of the last version of the Statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, considered to be the first Constitution in Europe.
He was co-initiator and a participant in the military expedition to Moscow in 1618 by King Wladyslaw IV .
As Sejm Marshal he led the ordinary Sejm in Warsaw from October 4 to November 25, 1582. He was a benefactor of many catholic churches in the Grand Duchy. He established the long-term power and wealth of the Sapieha family.
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Konstanty Ostrogski | Semen Jurewicz | Stanislovas Kęsgaila | 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 |
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Mikołaj Sienicki • Lew Sapieha • Paweł Orzechowski • Krzysztof Wiesiołowski • Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski • Jakub Sobieski • Stefan Pac • Jerzy Ossoliński • Krzysztof Radziwiłł • Mikołaj Ostroróg • Kazimierz Lew Sapieha • Łukasz Opaliński • Bogusław Leszczyński • Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski • Hieronim Radziejowski • Wincenty Gosiewski • Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro • Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac • Jan Kazimierz Umiastowski • Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł • Jan Wielopolski • Jan Chryzostom Pieniążek • Feliks Kazimierz Potocki • Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski • Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski • Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski • Stanisław Antoni Szczuka • Krzysztof Stanisław Zawisza • Jan Szembek • Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki • Stanisław Denhoff • Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński • Teodor Lubomirski • Michał Józef Massalski • Wacław Rzewuski • Tadeusz Franciszek Ogiński • Antoni Benedykt Lubomirski • Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski • Jacek Małachowski • Celestyn Czaplic • Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł • Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł • Andrzej Mokronowski • Kazimierz Krasiński • Stanisław Małachowski • Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
Mikalojus Radvila • Mikołaj Radziwiłł • Albertas Goštautas • Jan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz • Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł • Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł • Eustachy Wołłowicz • Lew Sapieha • Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł • Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac • Marcjan Aleksander Ogiński • Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł • Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł • Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki • Jan Fryderyk Sapieha • Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski • Aleksander Michał Sapieha • Joachim Littawor Chreptowicz
