Konflikt Krzysztofa Radziwiłła „Pioruna” z Zygmuntem III Wazą a działania wojenne w Inflantach w latach 1600–1602
The conflict between Zygmunt III and Krzysztof Radziwiłł and a military activity in Livonia (Inflanty) in 1600–1602

Summary/Abstract: Krzysztof Radziwiłł (1547–1603), called „Piorun” (Eng. „Thunderbolt”) was one of the key magnates of the second half of XVI and the beginning of XVII century. He started his policital career as the voivod of Vilnus (the highest secular senator office in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) and the great general (hetman) of Lithuania. In 1587, while the prince of Sweden, Zygmut Waza was ascending to the throne, everything pointed to the fact that Krzysztof Radziwiłł will be one of his closest collaborators in Lithuania. Yet, the politics of Zygmunt III lead to various conflicts between the king, the nobility and the aristocracy. The conflict between Zygmunt III and Krzysztof Radziwiłł was one of the essential personal feuds, since it lasted for over 16 years of this king’s reign.

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