Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł (; 1591-1642) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, who served as the Chamberlain (''podkomorzy'') at

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from 1625, Queen's Carver (''krajczy'') from 1617, Carver of Lithuania from 1633, Cupbearer of Lithuania from 1638, and

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(voivode) of Nowogródek from 1642. He was a member of the

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Order and the patron of Knight Hospitaller centers in

and Stołowicze (in Lithuania). Radziwiłł was born on 4 December 1591 in Nieśwież to Mikołaj Krzysztof "Sierotka" Radziwiłł (nicknamed "The Orphan") and Halaszka Eufemia Wiśniowiecka, and died on 5 November 1642 in

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, Italy. In 1621, he took part in the

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, and later commanded

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mercenaries in 1622 during the period of their service in the

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. After the death of his older brother, Albrycht Władysław Radziwiłł, he inherited

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in 1636, but gave it up to his brother Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł.

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Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Zygmunt Karol People from Nyasvizh 1591 births 1642 deaths {{Lithuania-noble-stub