Michał Kazimierz Pac

Michał Kazimierz Pac ( lit. Mykolas Kazimieras Pacas, * 1624, † 1682) was a hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, voivode of Vilnius. He is from the family of the Pac ( lit. Pacai ), one of the most important Lithuanian noble families of the Republic of the Polish Crown and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Career

Pac was from 1662 to 1667 responsible as a field hetman for border security in the east and south of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and from 1667 until his death in 1682 wholesale Hetman, commander of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the top military representative of the Polish king (also the Lithuanian Grand Duke ) in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. In addition, he took over in 1669 the Office of the Voivode of Vilnius, ie, the top administrator of the province of Vilnius.

Activity

His name is still associated with the construction of the baroque St. Peter and Paul Church. This church in the Vilnius district Antakalnis should serve as his legacy. They, together with the legacy of his cousin Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac ( lit. Kristupas Zigmantas Pacas ), the Pažaislis monastery, one of the most important buildings of the High Baroque in Lithuania represents, in particular by the masterly stucco work inside the church.

  • Military person (Poland - Lithuania)
  • Noble
  • Born in 1624
  • Died in 1682
  • Man
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