Radziwiłł family
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The House of Radziwiłł is a Polish princely family of Lithuanian origin, and one of the most powerful magnate families originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Cro
Radziwiłł family tree
Trąby coat of arms, granted to Kristinas Astikas' family in 1413
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515–1565), perhaps the most influential member of the family. He rallied opposition to the Lublin Union between Lithuania and Poland.
The coat of arms as granted in 1547 by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Nesvizh Castle
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Nesvizh Castle or Nyasvizh Castle is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Nyasvizh, Belarus. It is 183 metres above sea level. Built originally in the 16th and 17th centuries, throughout it
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…the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940 he was arrested by the NKVD and deported from Lithuania to the Uzbek SSR in 1941 where he died in ~1945. The Nesvizh Castle complex, maintained by the family between the 16th century and 1939, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Radziwiłł family is a directly descended…
View from the lake
The Radziwiłł portrait gallery
The main entrance to the residence
A bird's eye view (1927)