Szymon (Symon) Samuel Sanguszko (before 1592 – November 1638) was a noble of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
. He was castellan of
Mścisław from 1620 and
Voivode of Mińsk, later, from 1626 or 1629
voivode of Witebsk.
He was raised by the
Sapieha family, including
Lew Sapieha
Lew Sapieha ( lt, Leonas Sapiega; be, Леў Сапега or Lieŭ Sapieha; 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633) was a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Gr ...
. Due to those connections he quickly gained political connections. In 1620 he becomes the marshal of
Orsza
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History
Orsha was first mentioned in 1067 as Rsh ...
and castellan of Mścisław. He took part in the
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*Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars
* Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18)
*Smolensk War (1631–34)
*Russo-Polish War (1654–67)
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where he fought near Moscow, and he fought in the
Polish–Swedish War. He was an
envoy
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to Moscow at some point.
First of the
Sanguszko
150px, Paweł Karol Sanguszko
150px, Dymitr Sanguszko
150px, Roman Sanguszko
150px, Janusz Sanguszko
150px, Hieronim Sanguszko
150px, Barbara Sanguszko née Dunin
150px, Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko
150px, Władysław Hieronim Sanguszko
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family to convert from
Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
to
Catholicism
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, he supported conversions to Catholicism among his subjects. Possibly a minor writer in his times, he was considered a well-educated and an amateur artist.
Son of
Andrzej Sanguszk and Zofia Sapieha (Sapieżanka). Married
Anna Zawiszanka
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* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
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* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
in 1606, they had three sons and five daughters. After her death he married
Helena z Gosiewskich. Father of Kazimierz Sanguszko (died in 1655 war with Muscovy),
Hieronim Sanguszko (
bishop of Smoleńsk) and
Jan Władyslaw Sanguszko-Lubartowicz, military officer (
rotmistrz
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and
pułkownik
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of
Winged Hussars) who continued the Sanguszko line.
Sources
*''The Golden Horde: The Encyclopedia.'' The 3 tons / red. GP Pasha and others. Volume 2: Cadet Corps – Jackiewicz. – Minsk: ''Belarusian Encyclopedia'', 2005. – 788 s.: Il. .
References
Sanguszko family
16th-century births
1638 deaths
Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Former Polish Orthodox Christians
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy
Polish Roman Catholics
Szymon Samuel
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