Paweł Jan Sapieha

Paul John Sapieha (1609–1665) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic).

Sapieha became a Hussar Rotmistrz in 1633, courtier in 1635, Obozny of Lithuania in 1638, Podstoli of Lithuania in 1645, voivode of the Vitebsk Voivodeship in 1646, voivode of Vilnius and Grand Hetman of Lithuania in 1656. took part in the siege of Warsaw and captured Tykocin Castle in 1657. Together with Stefan Czarniecki, he defeated the Russian army at the Battle of Polonka in 1660.

He was a supporter of the vivente rege elections.

Marriage and children He first married Zofia Zienowicz, with whom he had two children: Teodora Aleksandra Sapieha, married Vladislaus Tyszkiewicz and Aleksander Krzysztof Naruszewicz Michał Sapieha.

He later married Anna Barbara Kopeć and had eight more children: John Casimir Sapieha (1637–1720), Grand Hetman of Lithuania, Benedykt Paweł Sapieha (1643–1707), Lithuanian Grand Treasurer, Franciszek Stefan Sapieha (1643–1686), Marshal of the Sejm, Leon Bazyli Sapieha (1652–1686), Treasurer of the Lithuanian court and Lithuanian army general, Katarzyna Anna Sapieha (161–1717), married Jan Stanisław Lipski and Alexander Michael Lubomirski, Konstancja Sapieha (1651–1691), married Hieronim Sanguszko (1651-1685), Zofia Sapieha (1650–1694), married Mikołaj Wiktoryn Grudziński (1636-1704), Teresa Sapieha (1652–1737).