Nikolai Lev Sapieha ( Polish Mikołaj Leon Sapieha , 1644 - February 1 - June 10, 1685 ) - statesman and military leader of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , royal captain ( 1670 ), Volynsky chestnut ( 1677 - 1683 ), Bratslav governor ( 1683 - 1685 ). Member of the wars of the Commonwealth with the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate ( 1666 - 1671 , 1672 - 1676 , 1683 - 1699 ).
| Nikolay Lev Sapega | |||||||
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| polish Mikołaj Leon Sapieha | |||||||
 Nikolay Lev Sapega | |||||||
 Coat of arms of fox | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Marcin Zamoysky | ||||||
| Successor | Jan Krzysztof Gninski | ||||||
| Birth | 1644 | ||||||
| Death | 1685 | ||||||
| Burial place | Kodno , Volyn | ||||||
| Kind | Sapegi | ||||||
| Father | Jan Frederick Sapega | ||||||
| Mother | Constance Herbut | ||||||
| Spouse | Anna Harlenskaya | ||||||
| Children | Jan, Adam and Jan | ||||||
Biography
The representative of the kodensky line of the noble Lithuanian magnate clan Sapeg emblem " Fox ". The eldest son of the full clerk of the crown, Jan Frederic Sapieha ( 1618 - 1664 ) and Constance Herbut. The younger brothers are the governor of the Trox, Casimir Vladislav, and the bishop of Zhemait, Pavel Frantisek Sapieha .
In 1664, after the death of his father, Nikolai Lev Sapega led his Cossack banner. In December 1666, he participated in the unsuccessful battle for the Polish army near Brailov , where his detachment suffered significant losses. In 1667 he was elected ambassador to the Sejm.
In 1673, Nikolai Lev Sapega, at the head of his gonfalon, participated in the defeat of the Polish-Lithuanian army Jan Sobieski Turkish troops at the Battle of Khotyn . In 1676 he participated in a military campaign at the head of his own armor-plated banner. In 1677, he received the post of Volkinsky chestnut .
In 1683, Nikolai Lev Sapega, at the head of his own armor-plated gonfalon, participated in the Battle of Vienna with the Turks and in the same year received the post of governor of Bratslavl . In 1684 he participated in a new military campaign against the Ottoman Turks. He owned the Ovrutsky elder . He remained faithful to the Polish king Jan III Sobesky and did not participate in political activity.
He died between February 1 and June 10, 1685 . He was buried in the church of St. Anne in Codne .
Family
In 1678, Nikolai Lev Sapega married Anna Harlenskaya (d. After 1695), from whom she had two sons and one daughter.
Literature
- Vyalikae of the Principality of Litoskae: Enceklapedyya. At 3 t / red. G.P. Pashkoў іnsh. T. 2: Kadetsky Corps - Yatskevich. - Minsk: Belarus Entsiklapedyya, 2005. - 788 p.: Il. ISBN 985-11-0378-0 .