Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki

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Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki
Noble Family	Wiśniowiecki
Coat of Arms	Korybut
Parents	Konstanty Krzysztof Wiśniowiecki Anna Chodorowska
Consorts	Katarzyna Dolska Maria Magdalena Czartoryska Tekla Róża Radziwiłł
Children	with Katarzyna Dolska Anna Wiśniowiecka Katarzyna Wiśniowiecka
Date of Birth	May 13, 1680
Place of Birth	Lwów
Date of Death	September 18, 1744
Place of Death	Merkinė

Prince Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki (Lithuanian: Mykolas Vyšnioveckis) (1680-1744) was a Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic of ruthenian origin.

Lithuanian Field Hetman in 1702-1703 and 1707-1735, Castellan of Vilnius from 1703, Great Hetman of Lithuania in 1703-1707 and again in 1735. Regimentarz of the Lithuanian army since 1730. Voivode of Vilnius 1706-1707 and 1735. Several times was marshall of the Lithuanian Tribunal. Great Chancellor of Lithuania from 1720. Marshal of the Sejm (nadzwyczajnego) on June 11 - August 19, 1703 in Lublin. Starosta of Pińsk, Wołkowysk, Gliniany, Tuchola, Wilkisk, Wilkowsk, Metel and Merecz. During Civil war in Lithuania in 1700 was leader of the opposition against Sapieha clan and defeated them in the battle of Olkieniki. Supporter of Augustus II the Strong till 1707, when camed on the side of Stanisław Leszczyński. In the same year imprisoned by the Russians, since 1709 was on exile. In 1716, when accepted rule of Augustus II the Strong, camed back. In 1733 supported Russian intervention and election of Augustus III at septembber 12.

His burial ceremony in Wiśnicz is considered as the most lavish of the 18th century in Poland.

[edit] See also

• Lithuanian nobility
• Wiśniowiecki family
• List of szlachta

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