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Aleksander Słuszka
Aleksander Słuszka (1580–1647) of Clan Ostoja was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth noble and politician. Starost of Rzeczyca (Rechytsa), Homel (Gomel), Mazyr (Mozyr) and Łojów (Loyew). Castellan of Minsk (1626). Voivode of Minsk (1635), Voivode of Nowogródek (Navahrudak) (1636), Voivode of Troki (Trakai) (1642–1647). Marshal of the Lithuanian Tribunal in 1631. Raised in a Calvinist family, in 1621 he and his wife converted to Roman Catholicism. From then on, a devout Catholic, he funded two monasteries and two churches.http://www.bilp.uw.edu.pl/ti/1861/foto/nn59.htm Tygodnik Ilustrowany, 1861 References Bibliography * Urzędnicy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, t. 2, Województwo trockie XIV-XVIII wiek, pod redakcją Andrzeja Rachuby, Warszawa 2009, s. 651. * Artur Walden, Marszałkowie świeccy Trybunału Głównego Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego w latach 1633–1648, w: Czasopismo Prawno-Historyczne, t. LXV, 2013, z. 1, s. 169. * http://www.bilp.uw.edu.pl/ti/18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Ostoja
The Clan Ostoja (Moscics), Clan of Ostoja (old Polish: ''Ostoya'') was a powerful group of knights and lords in late-medieval Europe. The clan encompassed families in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (including present-day Belarus and Ukraine), Hungary and Upper Hungary (now Slovakia), Transylvania, and Prussia. The clan crest is the Ostoja coat of arms, and the battle cry is ''Ostoja'' ("Mainstay") or ''Hostoja'' ("Prevail"). The clan, of Alans, Alan origin, adopted the Sarmatians, Royal-Sarmatian tamga ''Draco (military standard), draco'' (dragon) emblem. During the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the clan adopted several Lithuanian families, generally of Ruthenian nobility, Ruthenian princely origin, and transformed into a clan of landlords, senators and nobility.Franciszek Ksawery Piekosinski, ''Heraldyka polska wieków średnich'' (Polish Heraldry of the Middle Ages), Kraków, 1899 Members of the clan worked together closely, often living close to each other. They held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode Of Troki
Trakai Voivodeship, Trakai Palatinate, or Troki Voivodeship (, , ), was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1413 until 1795. History Trakai Voivodeship together with Vilnius Voivodeship was established by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great in 1413 according to the Union of Horodło. Vytautas copied the Polish system of administrative division in order to centralize and strengthen the government. Trakai Voivodeship replaced the former Duchy of Trakai, which was ruled directly by the Grand Duke or his close relative (brother or son). The Duke of Trakai () was replaced by appointed officials – voivodes and his deputy castellan. The voivodeship was divided into four : Grodno, Kaunas, Trakai (ruled directly by the voivode), and Upytė. The biggest cities in the voivodeship were Kaunas, Grodno and Trakai. The western portion of the voivodeship was split off in 1513 by Sigismund I the Old and transferred to the Polis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1647 Deaths
Events January–March * January 2 – Chinese bandit leader Zhang Xianzhong, who has ruled the Sichuan province since 1644, is killed at Xichong County, Xichong by a Qing archer, after having been betrayed by one of his officers, Liu Jinzhong. * January 7 – The Westminster Assembly begins debating the biblical proof texts, to support the new Westminster Confession of Faith, Confession of Faith. * January 16 – Citizens of Dublin declare their support for Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Rinuccini, and refuse to support the army of the Marquis of Ormond. * January 17 – Posten Norge is founded as Postvesenet. * January 20 – A small Qing force led by Li Chengdong captures Guangzhou and kills the Zhu Yuyue, the List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, Shaowu Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty in China. * February 5 – The Zhu Youlang, Yongli Chinese era name, era is proclaimed as Zhu Youlang is declared the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1580 Births
1580 ( MDLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 31 – Portuguese succession crisis of 1580: The death of Henry, King of Portugal, with no direct heirs, leads to conflict between his potential successors, including King Philip II of Spain and Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza.Dionysius Lardner, ed., ''The History of Spain and Portugal'', vol. 5, part of the ''Cabinet Cyclopaedia''. London: Longman, Rees, et al., 1832. See pages 208-209. * February 16 – The massacre of 20 artists at the Mardi Gras festivities at the annual ''Carnaval de Romans'' during the festival takes place in France at Romans-sur-Isère. * February 28 – Three Jesuit priests from Portuguese Goa, including Rodolfo Acquaviva, arrive in Agra on the mainland of India as guests of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great, who is curious about Christianity. The Emperor grants land to the Jesuit fathers for the building of the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruthenian Nobility Of The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ruthenian or Ruthene may refer to: Places * Ruthenia, a name applied to various East Slavic inhabited lands ** White Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region ** Black Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region ** Red Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region ** Carpathian Ruthenia, a historical region inhabited mostly by Rusyns (Rusynia) ** Ruthenian Voivodeship, a historical province (1434–1772) Peoples * Ruthenians, an exonymic name applied to various East Slavic peoples ( Gente Ruthenus, natione Polonus): ** Belarusians, sometimes referred to (in historical context) as ''White Ruthenians'' ** Rusyns, sometimes referred to as ''Carpatho-Ruthenians'' *** Pannonian Rusyns ** Ukrainians, sometimes referred to (in historical context) as ''South Ruthenians'' Languages * Old East Slavic, language of the medieval Rus' (sometimes referred to as ''Ruthenian'') * Ruthenian language, East Slavic language of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Habsburg Monarchy ** Belarusia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Of Ostoja
The Clan Ostoja (Moscics), Clan of Ostoja (old Polish: ''Ostoya'') was a powerful group of knights and lords in late-medieval Europe. The clan encompassed families in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (including present-day Belarus and Ukraine), Hungary and Upper Hungary (now Slovakia), Transylvania, and Prussia. The clan crest is the Ostoja coat of arms, and the battle cry is ''Ostoja'' ("Mainstay") or ''Hostoja'' ("Prevail"). The clan, of Alans, Alan origin, adopted the Sarmatians, Royal-Sarmatian tamga ''Draco (military standard), draco'' (dragon) emblem. During the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the clan adopted several Lithuanian families, generally of Ruthenian nobility, Ruthenian princely origin, and transformed into a clan of landlords, senators and nobility.Franciszek Ksawery Piekosinski, ''Heraldyka polska wieków średnich'' (Polish Heraldry of the Middle Ages), Kraków, 1899 Members of the clan worked together closely, often living close to each other. They held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostoja Coat Of Arms
Ostoja is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms that probably originated from Sarmatians, Sarmatian Tamga and refer to Royal Sarmatians using Draco (military standard), Draco standard. Following the end of the Roman Empire, in the Middle Ages it was used by Ostoja family in Lesser Poland and later also in Kujavia, Mazowsze and Greater Poland. It is a coat of arms of noble families that fought in the same military unit using battle cry ''Hostoja'' or ''Ostoja,'' and that applied their ancient heritage on the coat of arms, forming a Clan of knights. Later, when the Clan expanded their territory to Pomerania, Prussia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania they also adopted a few noble families of Ruthenian origin that in 14-15th century settled down in Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, finally turning into the Clan of Ostoja. As different lines of the clan formed surnames after their properties and adding the adoptions, Ostoja was also recognized as CoA of several families that was not necess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvinist
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Protestantism, Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyterianism, Presbyterian, Congregationalism, Congregational, and Waldensians traditions, as well as parts of the Calvinistic Methodist, Methodist, Reformed Anglican Church, Anglican (known as "Episcopal" in some regions) and Reformed Baptists, Baptist traditions. Reformed theology emphasizes the Biblical authority, authority of the Bible and the Sovereignty of God in Christianity, sovereignty of God, as well as covenant theology, a framework for understanding the Bible based on God's covenants with people. Reformed churches emphasize simplicity in worship. Several forms of ecclesiastical polity are exercised by Reformed churches, including presbyterian polity, presbyterian, Congregational polity, congregational, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Tribunal
The Lithuanian Tribunal ( or ''Lietuvos Tribunolas''; ) was the highest appellate court for the Lithuanian nobility, nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was established by the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Stephen Báthory in 1581 as the counterpart to the Crown Tribunal () of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, established in 1578. The judges were elected from local nobles furthering nobility's Golden Liberty. The Tribunal ceased to exist after the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Third Partition of Poland-Lithuania in 1795. The Palace of the Lithuanian Tribunal was demolished in December 1836 – April 1837. Establishment After the legal reforms of 1563–64, members of the Lithuanian nobility received the right to appeal to the Grand Duke. However, soon Grand Duke's court was severely backlogged and became clear that reforms were needed. The nobles themselves demanded a "supreme court". The Tribunal was offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795)
Nowogródek Voivodeship (; ; ; ) was a voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1507 to 1795, with the capital in the town of Nowogródek (now Novogrudok, Belarus). Since 1569 it was located in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as part of Lithuania. History The Voivodeship was composed of three counties, Novogrudok, Vawkavysk, Slonim, as well as the Duchy of Slutsk. It had two senators, two deputies for the Sejm, and two deputies for the Lithuanian Tribunal. Its capital was the town of Nyazvizh with the Radziwiłł family's castle and treasury.Nowogrodek Voivodeship, description by Zygmunt Gloger. Geografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polski. Novogrudok Voivodeship ceased to exist along with the Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
