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Roman Sanguszko

1537–1571

Born
1537
Country of birth
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today Lithuania
Died
22 May 1571, Różan
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  • Birth1537Probable1 source
  • Titlevoivode of Bracław, 1566–1571Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Titlefield lithuanian hetman, 1567–1571Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Death22 May 1571, RóżanProbable1 source
  • ParentAnna BrankovićConfirmed1 source
  • ParentFiodor SanguszkoConfirmed1 source
  • UnionAleksandra ChodkiewiczConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Event · voivode of Bracław

    Event

  3. Event · field lithuanian hetman

    Event

  4. Died · Różan

    Death, Różan

What was it like?

The world around 1537: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Roman was voivode of Bracław from 1566 to 1571.

Known for

Prince Roman Fedorovich Sanguszko was a soldier and statesman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He served as governor (voivode) of Bracław and was Field Hetman of Lithuania from 1567 until his death. He fought at the Battle of Ula in 1564 and belonged to the Nesuhoizhskoy branch of the House of Sanguszko.

Titles held

  • voivode of Bracław1566–1571
  • field lithuanian hetman1567–1571

During their lifetime

  1. 1543

    Cracow plague of 1543

    A plague in Cracow, following a 1540 drought, killed at least 10,000 people between July and November 1543.

  2. 1558

    First postal service and industrial growth

    In 1558, the first Polish postal service was established, significantly improving communication infrastructure for the country. This period also saw the development of local artillery manufacturing, with 178 workshops employing 1,100 craftsmen.

  3. 1569

    Famine and price crisis of 1569-1574

    Between 1569 and 1574, a severe famine and price crisis struck the region, causing mass death among the poorest residents, while wealthy nobles remained largely unaffected. During 1573 and 1574, a 2.2-kilogram loaf of rye bread cost an unskilled worker in Krakow between 32% and 40% of their daily wage.

  4. 1569

    The Union of Lublin established the Commonwealth

    On July 1, 1569, the Union of Lublin was signed, formally merging the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single Commonwealth of Both Nations. The process involved 140 senators and envoys from the Crown and 77 from Lithuania placing their seals on the act.

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