Prince Krzysztof Mikołaj Artur Radziwiłł (; 29 July 1898 – 24 March 1986) was a
Polish translator and politician, descendant of the well-known aristocratic
Radziwiłł family
The House of Radziwiłł (; lt, Radvila; be, Радзівіл, Radzivił; german: link=no, Radziwill) is a powerful magnate family originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
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. He was a supporter of the Communist regime in Poland, which gained him the nickname ''Czerwony książę'' ().
Krzysztof was owner of
Staszów
Staszów is a town in southeastern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (historic province of Lesser Poland), about southeast of Kielce, and northeast of Kraków. It is the capital of Staszów County. The population is 15,108 (2010), wh ...
estates and member of the
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...
in the
Polish People's Republic
The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million ne ...
.
His daughter
Anna Radziwiłł broke with his politics, becoming a noted dissident and influential member of
Solidarity
''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti ...
.
References
1898 births
1986 deaths
People from Legionowo County
Łomża Governorate
Krzysztof Mikolaj Artur
Alliance of Democrats (Poland) politicians
Senators of the Second Polish Republic (1938–1939)
Members of the Polish Sejm 1947–1952
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