Maciej Radziwiłł

The recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Positions recorded include Castellan of Vilnius. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Eagle (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), Order of Saint Stanislaus and Order of Saint Hubert.

• Honorific Prefix — His Serene Highness • Name — Prince Maciej Radziwiłł • House Type — Szlachta • Noble Family — Radziwiłł • Father — Leon Michał Radziwiłł • Mother — Anna Luiza Mycielska • Spouse — Elżbieta Chodkiewicz • Spouse Type — Consort • Issue — Antonina Radziwiłł Konstanty Radziwiłł • Born — 10 November 1749 • Birthplace — Warsaw • Died — 2 September 1800 • Place of death — Szydłowiec

Around 1780, Maciej (Matthias) lived at Nieśwież in the Minsk region, the house of Karol Radziwiłł, voivode of Vilnius, who maintained a company of actors, musicians and dancers there and at his estates in Alba (near Nieśwież), Ołyka, Słuck, Biała Podlaska and elsewhere. While at Nieśwież, Radziwiłł wrote the libretto for Jan Dawid Holland's opera Agatka, czyli Przyjazd pana (‘Agatha, or The Master's Arrival’) which was performed on 17 September 1784 during King Stanisław August's visit to Nieśwież. He also wrote the libretto and composed the music for the three-act opera Wójt osady albiańskiej (‘The Headman of the Settlers at Alba’) which premiered in Alba on 4 November 1786. Radziwiłł was owner of Szydłowiec, Grand Podkomorzy of Lithuania since 1786, and castellan of Vilnius since 1788. He moved to Vilnius where he composed some instrumental and orchestral music and was awarded with the Order of the White Eagle on February 18, 1788.