Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł
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| Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł | ||
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| Noble Family | Radziwiłł | |
| Coat of Arms | Trąby | |
| Parents | Bogusław Radziwiłł Anna Maria Radziwiłł |
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| Consorts | Markgraf Ludwig von Brandenburg Karl III Philip |
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| Children | with Karl III Philip Leopoldyna Eleonora, Maria Anna, Elizabeth Augusta Sophie |
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| Date of Birth | 27 February 1667 | |
| Place of Birth | Königsberg | |
| Date of Death | 25 March 1695 | |
| Place of Death | Brieg | |
Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł (Lithuanian: Liudvika Karolina Radvilaitė, b. 27 February 1667 - d. 25 March 1695) was a magnate of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and an active reformer. She carried the title of Princess.
Karolina has inherited Biržai and Dubingiai from her father Bogusław Radziwiłł. Her death marks the end of the mighty Biržai-Dubingiai Radziwiłł family line. She was the last Radziwiłł to own Biržai Castle and Dubingiai Castle with their lands.
Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł was sued by the King Jan Sobieski, for the alleged breach of the prenuptial agreement with his son Jakub Ludwik Sobieski, with the intention to seize her estates. The case was lost, since it was proven that the agreement was falsified: its conclusion date was later than the Karolina's true marriage date.[1]
Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł has spent most of her life in Berlin and Köningsberg but paid much attention to her lands in the Grand Duchy. Like her father, she has funded the issue of books in the Lithuanian language, supported the education and Calvinist parishes. She has established scholarships for Lithuanian students of theology in the universities of Köningsberg, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin. Karolina has financed the issue of the catechism and primer in the Lithuanian language Pradzia pamoksla del mazu Weykialu…, which was printed in Köningsberg, 1680. It was the second primer intended for schools following the Cathechism by Martynas Mažvydas.
[edit] References
- ^ (Lithuanian) Barbara Radziwill: Who Is She, Voruta
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