Jan Piotr Sapieha

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Jan Piotr Sapieha (1569–1611) was a Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic); starosta at Uświat king’s colonel member of the Sejm commander of the Polish- Lithuanian crew at the Kremlin nicknamed Hetman.Son of Paweł Sapieha (1523–1580) and Anna Chodkiewiczówna (1540–1595) married to Zofia Weiher father of Paweł Jan Sapieha.Participant of the Polish-Swedish War – brought a private chorągiew of 100 Cossacks and commanded he right wing (400 hussars 700 Cossack cavalry) of Polish-Lithuanian army during the famous Battle of Kircholm in 1605.

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birth date

1569-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Mogilev, Bykhaw

death date

1611-10-15

death place

Moscow Kremlin

parent

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spouse

Zofia_Weiher