Unique Radziwill collection uncovered by Mir Castle experts

        Experts of the Mir Castle Complex Museum have uncovered a unique collection of the Radziwill family. The unique collection of portraits and items of decorative art, which belonged to the owners of Mir Castle in the 19th century, descendants of the Radziwill female line, was discovered as a result of lengthy research and search. The found objects are part of the legacy of Princess Stephanie, daughter of Prince Dominik Radziwill, the last direct descendant of the Nesvizh branch of the male line. The next owner of this collection was the son of Stephanie -Peter Wittgenstein, and then his sister, Princess Maria of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst, Chancellor of Germany's wife. With the assistance of the Culture Ministry a business trip to Bavaria was organized, to the Palace of Schillingsfurst, the owner of which, Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst, allowed us to get familiar with his collection, the candidate of historical sciences, Director of the Mir Castle Complex Museum Ms Olga Popko said. On site specialists learned that instead of the expected six portraits there were approximately 30 portraits of the Radziwill princes. Not all of them are on display in the private museum. The find in Germany requires careful study and description. New materials will enrich the expositions in the Halls of the Princes Radziwill and Princes Wittgenstein in Mir Castle.