House of Kiszka
Janusz Kiszka, Great Lithuanian Hetman
Kiszka (plural Kiszkowie) was a noble family (szlachta) and one of the most powerful magnates family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Originating from Masovia, the family used the Dąbrowa Coat of Arms.
History
In the 15th century the family moved from Masovia to Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It reached magnate status in the 16th century. The family continued for five generations and had 29 members.[1] The family had numerous possessions, most of them in Podlasie, Vilnius Voivodeship, Polesie and Volhynia.
Family tree
Incomplete family tree is presented below:[1]
| Piotr Strumiłło | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanisław Kiszka Great Hetman Died in 1513/14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Piotr Kiszka Voivode of Polotsk Died in 1534 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Piotr Kiszka Marshal of Volhynia Died in 1550 | Stanisław Kiszka Voivode of Vitebsk Died in 1554 | Mikołaj Kiszka Voivode of Podlaskie Died in 1588 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Kiszka Elder of Samogitia 1547–1592 | Stanisław Kiszka Died in 1617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanisław Kiszka Bishop of Samogitia 1584–1626 | Mikołaj Kiszka Voivode of Mstislaw 1588–1644 | Krzysztof Kiszka Voivode of Vitebsk 1590–1646 | Janusz Kiszka Great Hetman 1586–1654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 Asadauskienė, Nelė (2011). "Kiškos". In Manelis, Eugenijus; Račis, Antanas. Lietuvos istorija. Enciklopedinis žinynas (in Lithuanian) I. Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. p. 835. ISBN 978-5-420-01689-3.
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