Wiśniowiecki
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The House of Wiśniowiecki (
The family is a
History
The family tradition would trace their descent to the
The family place was city of Wiśniowiec (now Vyshnivets).[1][2] At first Wiśniowiecki estates were located predominantly in Volhynia, but since 1580s also included on left-bank Ukraine in a region around Lubny, Romny, others that in the past belonged to the princes Glinski and Daumantas.[2]
From their days as Ruthenian nobility, they held the title of
The family's golden age was the 17th century, when its members accumulated much wealth and influence, held numerous important posts within the Commonwealth.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the House of Wiśniowiecki was the Korybut coat of arms.
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Coat of Arms of King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
Notable family members
- Michał Zbaraski Wiśniowiecki (died after 1516), Prince at Wiśniowiec, progenitor of the Wiśniowiecki family
- Feodor Wiśniowiecki (died in 1533), married Maria of Moldavia, married secondly Princess Anastasia Zilinska (died after 1535)
- Iwan Wiśniowiecki (died after 1516), courtier, married Nastazja Olizarowicz h. Chorągwie
- Żytomierz, married Anna Elżbieta Swierszcz z Olchowca h. Jastrzębiec
- Cossacks, Hetman of the Registered Cossacks
- Aleksander Wiśniowiecki (c. 1500–1555), starost of Rzeczyce, married Katarzyna Skoruta h. Korczak
- Kiev, married Halszka Zenowiczówna h. Deszpot
- Regina Mohyła
- Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska h. Jelita
- Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
- Anna Wiśniowiecka, married starost of Lublin Zbigniew Firlej h. Lewart
- Aleksander Wisiowiecki (1543–1577), courtier, married Aleksandra Kapusta h. Kapusta
- Krystyna Zborowska h. Jastrzębiec
Gallery of estates
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Manor house in Łodygowice -
Zbarski Palace in Kraków -
Palace of the Minister of the Treasury in Warsaw (rebuilt from the former Wiśniowiecki Palace) -
Ruins of the Castle of Biały Kamień -
Wisniowiecki Chapel (Latin Cathedral in Lviv)
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See also
- Wiśniowiec
- Lithuanian nobility
- Kings of Poland
- Szlachta
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-26007-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mytsyk, Yu. Vyshnevetski. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
- ^ "Kniaziowie Wiśniowieccy".
External links
- Lubomyr Wynar. Wiśniowiecki in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993).
- (in Polish) Herb i rodowód Wiśniowieckich.
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Wiśniowiecki-Zbaraski family" (in Polish). Genealogy.EU.
- (in Ukrainian) Pictures of Wiśniowiec castle.
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