Lew Sapieha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lew Sapieha

Polish–Lithuanian noble

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1557

Place of Birth: Astroŭna, Belarus

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1633

Profession: diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lew Sapieha (Belarusian: ??? ?????? or Leu Sapieha; Lithuanian: Leonas Sapiega; 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633) was a nobleman and statesman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Great Clerk of the Grand Duchy in 1581, Court Chancellor in 1585, Grand Chancellor from 1589 until 1623, Voivode of Vilnius in 1621, Great Lithuanian Hetman in 1623 and governor of Slonim, Brest and Mogilev. Lew is considered as a great political figure of the Commonwealth.
A rich and powerful magnate, he was known for his wisdom as a statesman, lawyer and military commander, he was one of the greatest leaders of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the times of the Duchy's highest cultural flourishing.
He was of Ruthenian ethnicity.
Modern Belarusian sources interpret his Ruthenian heritage as Belarusian, however many facts presented by the modern Belarusian sources about the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are often distorted and unanimously not recognized by Lithuanian and Polish historians.