Janusz Wisniowiecki
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| Noble Family Szlachta The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of... |
Wiśniowiecki Wisniowiecki Wiśniowiecki is the name of a family notable in the history of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. They were powerful magnates in Ruthenia of Rurikid or Gediminids descent. The family traditions traces their descend to Gediminids, but modern historians believe there is more evidence for the Rurikid... |
| Coat of Arms Polish heraldry Polish heraldry is a branch of heraldry focused on studying the development of coats of arms in the lands of historical Poland , as well as specifically-Polish traits of heraldry. The term is also used to refer to Polish heraldic system, as opposed to systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe... |
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| Consorts | Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz was a Polish noble lady.Katarzyna was the daughter of Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz and Barbara Naruszewicz... |
| Children | Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki Prince Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki was a Polish magnate and szlachcic.Wiśniowiecki was Great Guard of the Crown from 1658, Field Hetman of the Crown from 1668, Great Crown Hetman from 1676, voivode of Belz 1660–1678 and Kraków 1678–1681, and castellan of Kraków from 1681... , Konstanty Krzysztof Wiśniowiecki |
| Date of Birth | 1598 |
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| Date of Death | 1636 |
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Janusz Wiśniowiecki (1598–1636), koniuszy wielki koronny (i.e. High Royal Equerry
Equerry
An equerry , and related to the French word "écuyer" ) is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a Sovereign, a member of a Royal Family, or a national...
) from 1633, starost of Krzemieniec.
In 1631 after the death of Jerzy Zbaraski
Jerzy Zbaraski
Jerzy Zbaraski was a Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic.He was Krajczy of the Crown since 1612, Podczaszy of the Crown since 1619, Castellan of Kraków since 1620 and Starost of Pinsk, sokalski, radohoski. Brother of Krzysztof Zbaraski. Last of the Zbaraski family....
inherited Puławy.
Married to Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz
Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz
Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz was a Polish noble lady.Katarzyna was the daughter of Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz and Barbara Naruszewicz...
. Father of Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki
Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki
Prince Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki was a Polish magnate and szlachcic.Wiśniowiecki was Great Guard of the Crown from 1658, Field Hetman of the Crown from 1668, Great Crown Hetman from 1676, voivode of Belz 1660–1678 and Kraków 1678–1681, and castellan of Kraków from 1681...
and Konstanty Krzysztof Wiśniowiecki.
Samuel Twardowski
Samuel Twardowski
Samuel Twardowski was a Polish poet, diarist, and essayist who gained popularity in 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, called by his contemporaries 'Polish Virgil.'-Life and works:...
, a 17th century Polish poet and writer, wrote an epic Książę Wiśniowiecki Janusz (or Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki).http://www.wydawnictwo.us.edu.pl/index.php?op=view&pid=94&limit=0&WYDAWNICTWO=a7db3d2f299dadf15279c8f406ed79f1