Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac, of Gozdawa coat of arms (1621-84)
Marshal of the extraordinary Seym at Brześć 24 III-7 IV 1653
Standardbearer of Lithuania from 1646, Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
from 1658.
From 1657 he was one of the chief leaders of the court camp
- he spoke for vivente rege election and the programme of
the Commonwealth improvement. He was among the authors of the Oliwa
treaty (1660). He concluded the truce with Russia at Andruszow (1667)
and was an advocate of Polish-Russian alliance against Turkey.
In the 1669 election Seym he supported the candidacy of Michał
Korybut Wiśniowiecki. In the 1674 convocation Seym he appeared as
an opponent of Jan Sobieski.
One of the most affluent magnates of the Commonwealth, the owner
of the residences famous for their luxury. As King Jan Kazimierz
commented on his palace at Jezna :'Pac is worth the palace as
the palace is worth Pac'
Portrait of Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac, before 1669
- engraved by Johann Franck
- copperplate, 21,7cm x 14,7cm
- The National Museum in Warsaw (cat. no Gr.Pol. 13212)