Mikołaj Korff

Mikołaj Korff (died 1659) was a Polish royal and military officer, member of the noble Livionian Korff family. He was the son of Mikołaj, a rotmistrz in the army of King Stephen Báthory.

Career Mikołaj Korff began his military service as a commander of a reiter cavalry during the Polish-Swedish War of 1621–1625, under the command of Krzysztof Radziwiłł. Between October 16 and December 7, 1622, he led negotiations with the Swedes, which ended with the signing of a two-year truce. He received the Kreutzburg/Kryżborg estate for his services. After the conclusion of the truce in 1629, he went into the private service of Janusz Radziwiłł.

Next he took part in the Smolensk War (1633-1634), this time as an infantry commander, and was again on the truce commission. In 1634 he went on a diplomatic mission to King Christian IV of Denmark. Upon his return to Poland, he was given the castellany of Venden and the position of starosta of Kokenhaus. In 1643, he became the Voivode of Wenden. In 1646, he was on the treaty commission with Sweden.