Hrehory Chodkiewicz

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Grzegorz Chodkiewicz
Noble Family	Chodkiewicz
Coat of Arms	Kościesza odm.Chodkiewicz
Parents	Aleksander Chodkiewicz, Jawnuta Bielska
Consorts	Princess Wisniowiecka Katarzyna
Children	Anna Chodkiewicz, Aleksandra Chodkiewicz, Andrzej Chodkiewicz, Aleksander Chodkiewicz, Zofia Chodkiewicz
Date of Birth	c. 1514
Place of Birth	Vilnius
Date of Death	12 November 1572
Place of Death	?

Knyaz Grzegorz Chodkiewicz (Hrehory) (Lithuanian: Grigorijus Chodkevičius) - (c. 1514 - 1572), was Lithuanian nobleman and military officer, named Great Lithuanian Hetman in 1566. He was named Voivode of Vitsebsk in 1554, Voivode of Kiev in 1555 and in 1559 castellan of Trakai. In 1561 he led a campaign against Russia in Livonia. On January 20, 1564 he defeated the entire Russian army in a battle on Druckie fields. In 1566 he was nominated castellan of Vilnius, Field Lithuanian Hetman and later Great Lithuanian Hetman.

[edit] See also

• Chodkiewicz family
• Lithuanian nobility
• List of szlachta

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[1] Closest family of Grzegorz Chodkiewicz

[2] Family tree of Grzegorz Chodkiewicz

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