Prince Stanisław Albrecht "Stash" Radziwiłł (Polish: [raˈd͡ʑivʲiw]; 21 July 1914 – 27 July 1976) was a Polish prince, socialite and businessman who later became a British citizen. He served as director of Olympic Airways.
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Early life and education
Radziwiłł was born 21 July 1914 at Szpanów Palace, Russian Empire (now Rivne, Ukraine), the youngest of four children, to Janusz Franciszek, Prince Radziwiłł (1880–1967) and Princess Anna Lubomirska (1882–1947), into Polish nobility.
His paternal family, the House of Radziwiłł, were among the wealthiest noble families in Europe during the 15th and 16th century, however that wealth was largely diminished by the time Stanisław was born. He had two elder brothers, Prince Edmund Radziwiłł (1906–1971) and Prince Ludwik Radziwiłł (1911–1928).
He was raised between Poland and Western Europe until the family was officially displaced. He attended high school in Pszczyna and in 1937 studied at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 1939, aged 25, Stanisław came to Switzerland permanently as a refugee, initially unable to secure accomodation, he was forced to stay at soup kitchens.