The Kiszka family (plural Kiszkowie, Lithuanian: Kiškos) was a noble family (szlachta) and one of the most powerful families (magnates) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Originating from Mazovia,[1][2] the family used the Dąbrowa Coat of Arms.
History
editIn the 15th century the family moved from Mazovia to Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It reached magnate status in the 16th century. The family continued for five generations and had 29 members.[3] The family had numerous possessions, most of them in Podlasie, Vilnius Voivodeship, Polesie and Volhynia.
Family tree
editIncomplete family tree is presented below:[3][4]
| Paweł Strumiłło Died in 1435/36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerzy Strumiłło Advisor to Vytautas Died in 1485 | Piotr Strumiłło Regent of Lida and Drohiczyn Duke's marshal | Mikołaj Strumiłło Regent of Medininkai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanisław Kiszka Great Hetman Died in 1513/14 | Mikołaj Kiszka Died in 1508 | Ciechanowiec branch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Kiszka Married Jerzy Radziwiłł | Piotr Kiszka Voivode of Polotsk Died in 1534 | Anna Kiszka Married Stanislovas Kęsgaila and Jan Radziwiłł | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Piotr Kiszka II Marshal of Volhynia Died in 1550 | Stanisław Kiszka II Voivode of Vitebsk Died in 1554 | Mikołaj Kiszka II Voivode of Podlaskie Died in 1588 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Kiszka Elder of Samogitia 1547–1592 | Stanisław Kiszka III Deaf-mute Died in 1617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanisław Kiszka IV Bishop of Samogitia 1584–1626 | Mikołaj Kiszka III Voivode of Mstislaw 1588–1644 | Krzysztof Kiszka Voivode of Vitebsk 1590–1646 | Janusz Kiszka Great Hetman 1586–1654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Topolska, Maria Barbara (2002). Społeczeństwo i kultura w Wielkim Księstwie Litewskim od XV do XVIII wieku. Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe. pp. 186, 188. ISBN 83-89290-07-3.
- ^ Zawadzki, Jarosław (2002). Siedziby Kiszków i Radziwiłłów na Białorusi w XVI-XVIII wieku: opisy z zasobu Archiwum Głównego Akt Dawnych. Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych-Wydział Wydawnictw. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9788389115065.
- ^ a b Asadauskienė, Nelė (2011). "Kiškos". In Manelis, Eugenijus; Račis, Antanas (eds.). Lietuvos istorija. Enciklopedinis žinynas (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. p. 835. ISBN 978-5-420-01689-3.
- ^ Petrauskas, Rimvydas (2016). Galia ir tradicija. Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės giminių istorijos (in Lithuanian). Baltos lankos. pp. 163–176. ISBN 9789955238867.
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