Hieronim Radziejowski
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Hieronim Radziejowski was a Polish
noble, politician and diplomat, father of Michał Stefan Radziejowski.
He was starost of Sochaczew
since 1643 and Deputy Chancellor of the Crown between 1650 and 1652. He also served as Marshal of the Sejm
on November 13 - March 27, 1645 in Warsaw
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He came into conflict with king Jan II Kazimierz Vasa when he found out that his wife, Elzbieta Sluszka was the Kings femme fatale. This led to consequences that no one could predict. Radziejowski started to conspire against the King with Turkish side, and as a result was sentenced to infamy and banishment (exile
) in 1652 by the Sejm Tribunal. He left Poland for Sweden, and convinced Swedish side to attack the Commonwealth. In 1655, Radziejowski accompanied Swedish forces during their invasion of Poland in the course of The Deluge
. He played an important role in persuading the pospolite ruszenie
to surrender at Ujście
. In 1662 he was pardoned by the Sejm
. In 1667 he went on a diplomatic mission to Turkey and died there.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
noble, politician and diplomat, father of Michał Stefan Radziejowski.
He was starost of Sochaczew
Sochaczew
Sochaczew is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Skierniewice Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sochaczew County....
since 1643 and Deputy Chancellor of the Crown between 1650 and 1652. He also served as Marshal of the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
on November 13 - March 27, 1645 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
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He came into conflict with king Jan II Kazimierz Vasa when he found out that his wife, Elzbieta Sluszka was the Kings femme fatale. This led to consequences that no one could predict. Radziejowski started to conspire against the King with Turkish side, and as a result was sentenced to infamy and banishment (exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
) in 1652 by the Sejm Tribunal. He left Poland for Sweden, and convinced Swedish side to attack the Commonwealth. In 1655, Radziejowski accompanied Swedish forces during their invasion of Poland in the course of The Deluge
The Deluge (Polish history)
The term Deluge denotes a series of mid-17th century campaigns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In a wider sense it applies to the period between the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648 and the Truce of Andrusovo in 1667, thus comprising the Polish–Lithuanian theaters of the Russo-Polish and...
. He played an important role in persuading the pospolite ruszenie
Pospolite ruszenie
Pospolite ruszenie , is an anachronistic term describing the mobilisation of armed forces, especially during the period of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The tradition of wartime mobilisation of part of the population existed from before the 13th century to the 19th century...
to surrender at Ujście
Ujscie
Ujście is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,888 inhabitants ....
. In 1662 he was pardoned by the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
. In 1667 he went on a diplomatic mission to Turkey and died there.