at the beginning of the 16th century, bykhov was owned by jan karol chotkevich, a participant in the wars with sweden, turkey and two campaigns against moscow. he won many victories, for which in 1605 he was rewarded with the title of great hetman, head of the armed forces of the polish-lithuanian commonwealth. in 1590, jan khatkevich received a charter for the construction of castle fortifications. in 1610, on the high right bank of the dnieper , the construction of bykhov castle began, which was almost completed by 1619, being at that time one of the most powerful in the territory of modern belarus. aged at the age of 61, yan dies, after which the struggle for his inheritance begins, as a result of which bykhov. comes into possession of the sapieha family, all because the daughter of jan khatkevich was married to jan stanislav sapieha, the eldest son of the lion sapieha. the chancellor of the grand duchy of lithuania, lev sapega, who became the next owner of bykhov, decided to make major changes to the architecture of the castle. this is how a whole complex was formed, which, in ad

at the beginning of the 16th century, bykhov was owned by jan karol chotkevich, a participant in theaigns against moscow. he won many. victories, for which in 1605 he was rewarded with the title of great hetman, head of the armed forces of the polish- lithuanian commonwealth. in 1590, jan khatkevich received a charter for the construction of castle fortifications. in 1610, on the high right bank of the dnieper , the construction of bykhov castle began, which was almost completed by 1619, being at that time one of the most powerful in the territory. at the age of 61, yan dies, after which the struggle for his inheritance begins, as a result of which bykhov takes over the sapek clan. and all because the daughter of jan khatkevich was married to jan stanislav sapieha, the eldest son lion sapieha. the chancellor of the grand duchy of lithuania, lev sapega, who became the next owner of bykhov, decided to make major changes to the architecture of the castle. this is how a whole complex was formed, which, in addition to the fortified palace, included three faceted towers, an eight-hundred-m