Roman Sanguszko
A Lithuanian prince and commander who fought in the Livonian War and held the voivodeship of Bracław. He took part in the negotiations leading to the Union of Lublin.
Life of Roman Sanguszko
Frontier warfare
Fiodor Sanguszko’s son served in campaigns against Muscovy. He commanded operations around Polotsk and captured the fortress of Ula in 1568.
References: Polski Słownik Biograficzny · Roman Sanguszko
The Union of Lublin
In 1569 he participated in the Lublin debates over Volhynia and Bracław. His career connects the Lithuanian nobility’s obligations with the Commonwealth’s political reorganisation.
References: Polski Słownik Biograficzny · Roman Sanguszko
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Key details
Birth: 1537 Approximate
Death: 1571 Documented
Role: Prince / Hetman
Other recorded names: Roman Sanguszko · Román Sanguszko
Dynasty: Sanguszko
Territories: Poland (ES) · Lithuania (ES)
Recorded relationships
Dates and documentary notes
- Birth · c. 1537
- His birth is placed around 1537.
Sources for this profile
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
3 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthApproximate
1537
His birth is placed around 1537. - DeathDocumented
1571
Biographical fact confirmed by the source.
Family and relationships (1/1 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Fiodor Sanguszko
Paternal relationship confirmed by the source.
Biographical and contextual references (1)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
