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Lew Sapieha

Polish–Lithuanian noble (1557-1633)
Person human Q727122

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[40]
Date of birth
April 4, 1557
Date of death
July 7, 1633
Place of birth
Astroŭna
Place of death
Vilnius
Country of citizenship
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[22]
Occupation
diplomat, politician, military personnel, Grand Chancellor
Position held
Voivode of Vilnius, Great Hetman of Lithuania, Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, king's secretary at the Polish court, Polish elector, Grand Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Deputy Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania‎, Mayor of Słonim, Great Scribe of Lithuania, Marshal of the Court of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Marshals of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Governor of Brest-Litovsk, Wikidata item, Писарь польный литовский, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, Wikidata item[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Religion or worldview
Eastern Orthodoxy, Reformed Christianity, Catholicism[37][38][39]
Father
Iwan Sapieha[10]
Mother
Bahdana Drutskaya-Kanoplya[11]
Spouse
Dorota Firlej, Halszka Radziwiłł[12][13]
Child
Jan Stanisław Sapieha, Krzysztof Michał Sapieha, Kazimierz Leon Sapieha, Anna Sapieha, Katarzyna Sapieha, Krzysztof Sapieha, Andrzej Sapieha, Mikołaj Sapieha[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Sibling
Hrehory Sapieha, Andrzej Sapieha, Anna Sapieżanka[51][52][53]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish[49]
Coat of arms
Lis[42]
Date of burial or cremation
July 21, 1633
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Polish Biographical Dictionary[45][46][47]
Different from
Lew Sapieha[50]
Family
House of Sapieha[41]
Family name
Sapieha[43]
Given name
Leu[44]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
Show all 28 facts +4
P14608
12168797X
P14974
27724
Participant in
1632 Polish–Lithuanian royal election[48]
Place of burial
Church of St. Michael, Vilnius[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lew Sapieha cs Lev Sapega cs Leŭ Sapeha ja レフ・サピェハ pl Leon Sapieha h. Lis pl Lew Iwanowicz Sapieha ru Лев Сапега ru Лев Иванович Сапега ru Сапега Лев Иванович ru Сапега, Лев Иванович uk Лев Іванович Сапіга uk Лев Сапіга zh Lew Sapieha zh 莱夫·萨皮耶哈
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000080457887
VIAF cluster ID
121910986
Library of Congress authority ID
no94038771, n2004090199
GND ID
12168797X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Leŭ Sapieha. Леў Сапега (1616).jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:51798
BHCL UUID
999d7f07-fef3-4687-889b-dc42c496753c
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01302822
DDB person (GND) ID
12168797X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12168797X
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
e4cffb41-cad4-479b-ac25-9b32819c06fc
FAST ID
504595
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Freebase ID
/m/05j308
Genealogics.org person ID
I00367729
Geni.com profile ID
6000000003526579227
IdRef ID
260850403
IxTheo authority ID
705617246
Latgales dati person ID
7496
Libris-URI
53hlsckp3073fbr
NL CR AUT ID
js2009409752
NUKAT ID
n99012132
National Library of Latvia ID
000179006
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*297828;=BW
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810701254405606
National Library of Russia ID
770208473, 770208471
Obálky knih ID
js2009409752
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3972299
Prabook ID
721071
Rodovid ID
436633
Roglo person ID
p=lew;n=sapieha;oc=1
SELIBR ID
369801
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
5.731.174
Topic's main category
Category:Lew Sapieha
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/389450
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
leonas-sapiega
WeRelate person ID
Lew_Sapieha_(1)
WikiTree person ID
Sapieha-5
Yale LUX ID
person/9da33ba2-0ff4-4b4b-ba6c-3d64e01f2b37

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🔗 Connections
Position held 6
Grand Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Great Hetman of Lithuania, Deputy Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania‎, Voivode of Vilnius, Great Scribe of Lithuania, Marshals of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Child 3
Kazimierz Leon Sapieha, Jan Stanisław Sapieha, Krzysztof Michał Sapieha
Children (paternal) 3
Kazimierz Leon Sapieha, Jan Stanisław Sapieha, Krzysztof Michał Sapieha
Founded entities 3
Biaroza Monastery, Holy Trinity church, Church of the Assumption in Dziatlava
Occupation 3
politician, diplomat, military personnel
Religion or worldview 3
Catholicism, Reformed Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy
Described by source 2
Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Polish Biographical Dictionary
Sibling 2
Andrzej Sapieha, Hrehory Sapieha
Siblings 2
Andrzej Sapieha, Hrehory Sapieha
Coat of arms 1
Lis
Country of citizenship 1
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Family 1
House of Sapieha
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Polish
Participant in 1
1632 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
Place of birth 1
Astroŭna
Place of burial 1
Church of St. Michael, Vilnius
Place of death 1
Vilnius
Sex or gender 1
male
← Commemorates 1
Tomb of Lew Sapieha
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Summary

Lew Sapieha was born on April 4, 1557[1], in Astroŭna[2]. He died on July 7, 1633[3], in Vilnius[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], politician[6], military personnel[7], and Grand Chancellor[8].

FAQs

Where was Lew Sapieha born?

Lew Sapieha was born in Astroŭna[2].

Where did Lew Sapieha die?

Lew Sapieha died in Vilnius[4].

Who were Lew Sapieha's parents?

Lew Sapieha's father was Iwan Sapieha[10]. Lew Sapieha's mother was Bahdana Drutskaya-Kanoplya[11].

Who was Lew Sapieha married to?

Lew Sapieha's spouses include Dorota Firlej[12] and Halszka Radziwiłł[13].

What did Lew Sapieha do for work?

Lew Sapieha worked as a diplomat[5], politician[6], military personnel[7], and Grand Chancellor[8].

Related Entities

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Vilnius

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Radziwiłłové erbu Trąba. wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Urzędnicy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Spisy, t. I, Województwo wileńskie XIV‒XVIII wiek. wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Senatorowie i dygnitarze Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego 1386—1795. wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [28] ↑ . Senatorowie i dygnitarze Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego 1386—1795. wikidata.org.
  15. [29] ↑ . Senatorowie i dygnitarze Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego 1386—1795. wikidata.org.
  16. [30] ↑ . Urzędnicy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Spisy, t. VI, Ziemia nowogródzka i województwo nowogródzkie XV–XVIII wiek. wikidata.org.
  17. [31] ↑ . Senatorowie i dygnitarze Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego 1386—1795. wikidata.org.
  18. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [34] ↑ . Urzędnicy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Spisy, t. VIII, Ziemia brzeska i województwo brzeskie XIV‒XVIII wiek. wikidata.org.
  21. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  26. [17] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  29. [20] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [9] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [1] ↑ . Гісторыя Сапегаў : жыццяпісы, маёнткі, фундацыі. wikidata.org.
  42. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  50. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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