Karol Stanisław Radziwłł nick-named 'Panie Kochanku',
of Trąby coat of arms (1734-1790)
Marshal of the extraordinary Seym in Warsaw under the staff
of the Confederation of Radom 5 X 1767-5 III 1768
Swordbearer of Lithuania from 1752, Palatine of Vilna in 1762-1764
and in 1768-1790.
At the age of 14 he was a deputy of Oszmiany to the 1748 Seym.
An opponent of 'Familia' and then King Stanisław August Poniatowski.
As the Marshal of the Confederation of Radom he was an obedient
executor of the Russian ambassador, Repnin's instructions.
He joined the Confederation of Bar and became a member of its
Generality. After the defeat of the Confederation he emigrated,
and in 1777, reconciled with the king, came back. He resided
at Nieśwież not participating in public life. At the beginning
of the Great Seym (1788) he neared the anti-royal hetman's faction.
Admired by the gentry, which was generously entertained at Nieśwież,
he was one of the most colorful characters of his epoch and a hero
of many anecdotes which went down in legend and literature (e.g.
a hero of 'Pamiątki Soplicy' by Henryk Rzewuski
Portrait of Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł, 1786-90
- painted by Konstanty Aleksandrowicz
- oil canvas; 72cm x 54cm
- The National Museum in Warsaw (cat. no 185212 MNW)