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Kmita Family
Szreniawa coat of arms of the Kmita family Piotr Kmita Sobieński Gravestone of Piotr Kmita (died 1505) located in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków. The Kmita (plural: Kmitowie) was a magnate family from Little Poland. History The progenitor of the family was a noble from Lesser Poland ''Jasiek z Wiśnicza i Damianic'' (died after 1363). His son Jan (c. 1340-1376) became starost of and his grandson Piotr voivode of Krakow. Piotrs grandson Dobiesław (died 1478), became Voivode of Lublin and Sandomierz and his nephew Piotr (c. 1442-1505) Grand Marshal of the Crown and voivode of Krakow, as same as his nephew Piotr (ok. 1477–1553), who was also a collaborator of Queen Bona. With his death the Kmita family of Szreniawa has expired. Notable members * Jan Kmita z Wiśnicza (died 1376), starost of Kraków * Piotr Kmita (died 1409), Voivode of Krakow * Dobiesław Kmita (died 1478), Voivode of Lublin and Sandomierz * Piotr Kmita z Wiśnicza (1442–1505), Grand Marshal of the Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Kmita Z Wiśnicza
Jan Kmita z Wiśnicza (ca. 1330 - died 1376 in Kraków) was a Polish knight. He became general starost of Ruthenia and Sieradz (1351–1367), starost of Lwów (1371) and starost of Kraków (1375). In the name of King Louis I of Hungary he governed Ruthenia in 1372–1375. Jan was the first Kmita who used the Szreniawa coat of arms with a cross. Jan Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ... Polish knights 1376 deaths Ruthenian nobility 14th-century Polish nobility Year of birth uncertain {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesko
Lesko (or ''Lisko'' until 1926; ua, Лісько - Lisko; la, Lescow, alias ''Olesco Lescovium''; yi, לינסק-Linsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 (02.06.2009). situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city. Since 2002 it has been the capital of Lesko County. Lesko is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Krosno Voivodeship (1975–1998). Gallery File:Lesko roman catholic church.jpg, gothic parish church built in 1539 by the Kmita family and small street in Lesko File:Lesko kosciol.jpg, Gothic Parish church of the Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary File:ParLesko.jpg, Parish church File:ParPulaski.jpg, Franciszek Pulaski's cavalry captain - Kazimierz Pulaski's cousin memorial plaque inside parish church File:Kmiter Burg.jpg, Kmita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Wiśnicz
Nowy Wiśnicz ( yi, ווישניצא Vishnitsa) is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which dominates the skyline. Former structures The Carmelite Church in Nowy Wiśnicz was established by Stanisław Lubomirski, voivode of Kraków to commemorate the victory over the Turks in the Battle of Khotyn (1621). It was constructed according to design by Matteo Trapola between 1631 and 1635. The interior was embellished with profuse early baroque stucco decorations by Giovanni Battista Falconi, frescoes by Mathäus Ingermann of Rome, 8 marble altars An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paganism ... with oil paintings by Ingermann and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szreniawa Coat Of Arms
Srzeniawa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * House of Kmita ** Piotr Kmita Sobieński ** Piotr Kmita z Wiśnicza * Mikołaj Kurowski - catholic hierarch, Great Chancellor of the Crown of Poland, Primate of Poland * Wacław Potocki * Elżbieta Sieniawska * Achatius de Przylek Przylecki * Stanisław Stadnicki * Wacław Potocki * House of Lubomirski (Srzeniwa without Cross) Related coat of arms * Drużyna coat of arms Gallery File:Epitafium--jana-z-ujazdu--circa-1450.jpg, Epitaph of Polish nobleman John of Ujazd sealed with the Srzeniawa coat of arms by unknown artist. It is located at the church of Czchów, Kraków Voivodeship, Lesser Poland province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland; 1450. POL COA Szreniawa alt.svg, Srzeniawa original version Chevaliere Famille Saloff de la Volga. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daine Kmita Fagoti
''The Immortals'' quartet, by Tamora Pierce, is the story of Veralidaine Sarrasri (known as Daine), an orphan with an unusual talent: she can speak with animals. Books # ''Wild Magic'' # ''Wolf-Speaker'' # ''Emperor Mage'' # ''The Realms of the Gods'' Brief summary The orphan Daine applies for a job that takes her and her trusty pony Cloud from her birthcountry of Galla to the kingdom of Tortall. Here she finds a new life and a new family, and learns that she has the magical ability known as "Wild Magic", which enables her to speak to animals, heal them, and take their shape as well as bend them to her will. She makes friends with a lineup of characters and creatures, including the black-robe mage Numair Salmalin, a young dragon named Skysong (nicknamed Kitten), the legendary Lioness, Alanna of Trebond, King Jonathan, and Queen Thayet of Tortall. Characters Main *Veralidaine "Daine" Sarrasri: The main character of the quartet, she is a young woman possessing "wild magic," and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Marshal Of The Crown
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Dobiesław Kmita
Dobiesław Kmita (died 1478) was a Polish noble from the Lublin Voivodeship, of the Szreniawa coat of arms. He was one of the signatories of the Second Peace of Toruń The Peace of Thorn or Toruń of 1466, also known as the Second Peace of Thorn or Toruń ( pl, drugi pokój toruński; german: Zweiter Friede von Thorn), was a peace treaty signed in the Hanseatic city of Thorn (Toruń) on 19 October 1466 betwe ... in 1466. He was the youngest son of Mikołaj Kmita and his second wife Małgorzata Michałowska. His brother was Jan Kmita, a Castellan of Przemyśl and Lwów. Dobiesław Kmita died at the end of August 1478, but before 25 August. As he was a single and had no children, all his property were inherited by his nephews: Piotr Kmita, Stanisław Kmita, Andrzej Kmita and Barbara z Dubiecka. Bibliography * Boniecki, Herbarz, t. 10, s. 193; * F. Kiryk, Dobiesław z Sobienia i Wiśnicza, Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. 13, 1967-1968, p. 87-88; * Gąsiorowski, Polscy gwaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode Of Krakow
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the medieval rulers of the Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Hungarian, Balkan or some Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ''voivode'' was interchangeably used with ''palatine''. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military governor. Among the Danube principalities, ''voivode'' was considered a princely title. Etymology The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. is related to warring, while means 'leading' in Old Slavic, together meaning 'war leader' or 'warlord'. The Latin translation is for the principal commander of a military force, serving as a deputy for the monarch. In early Slavic, ''vojevoda'' meant the , the military leader in battle. The term has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bona Sforza
Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447. Smart, energetic and ambitious, Bona became heavily involved in the political and cultural life of Poland–Lithuania. To increase state revenue during the Chicken Rebellion, she implemented various economic and agricultural reforms, including the far-reaching Wallach Reform in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In foreign policy, she was allied with the Ottoman Empire and sometimes opposed the Habsburgs. Her descendants became beneficiaries of the Neapolitan sums, a loan she gave to Philip II of Spain which was never completely paid. Childhood Bona was born on 2 February 1494, in Vigevano, Milan, as the third of the four children of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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