Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł

Prince Krzysztof Mikołaj Artur Radziwiłł (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf miˈkɔwaj ˈartur raˈd͡ʑiviww]; 29 July 1898 – 24 March 1986) was a Polish translator and politician, descendant of the well-known aristocratic Radziwiłł family.[1] He was a supporter of the Communist regime in Poland, which gained him the nickname Czerwony książę (lit.'Red Prince').[2][3]

Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł
Portrait of Radziwiłł by Józef Mehoffer
Born(1898-07-29)29 July 1898
Died24 March 1986(1986-03-24) (aged 87)
Childrenwith Maria Popiel:
Barbara Maria Radziwiłł
Maria Teresa Radziwiłł
Zofia Maria Radziwiłł
Stanisław Mikołaj Radziwiłł
Anna Radziwiłł
Parent(s)Maciej Mikołaj Radziwiłł
Róża Maria Potocka

Krzysztof was owner of Staszów estates and member of the Sejm in the Polish People's Republic.[4]

His daughter Anna Radziwiłł broke with his politics, becoming a noted dissident and influential member of Solidarity.

References

  1. Łoś, Piotr Szymon (2005). Szkice do portretu ziemian polskich XX wieku (in Polish). Rytm. p. 88. ISBN 978-83-7399-135-4.
  2. Wylegała, Anna (2018-03-26). "Nasza i (nie) wasza sprawa. O ziemiańskich i chłopskich narracjach o reformie rolnej". Kultura i Społeczeństwo. 62 (1): 71–100. doi:10.35757/kis.2018.62.1.2. ISSN 2300-195X.
  3. Jakubowska, Longina (2016-05-13). Patrons of History: Nobility, Capital and Political Transitions in Poland. Routledge. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-317-08311-5.
  4. Lubomirska, Maria; Pajewski, Janusz (1997). Pamiętnik Księżnej Marii Zdzisławowej Lubomirskiej, 1914-1918: do druku przygotował Janusz Pajewski ; objaśnienia opracowała Aleksandra Kosicka-Pajewska (in Polish). Wydawn. Poznańskie. p. 210. ISBN 978-83-86138-92-0.
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