Prince Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki (1631–1682) was a Polish

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and

szlachcic The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in th ...

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from 1658, Field Hetman of the Crown from 1668,

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from 1676,

voivode 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 me ...

Belz Belz ( uk, Белз; pl, Bełz; yi, בעלז ') is a small city in Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, located between the Solokiya river (a tributary of the Bug River) and the Richytsia stream. Belz hosts the adminis ...

1660–1678 and

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1678–1681, and

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of Kraków from 1681. He was starost of Biala Cerkiew,

Krzemieniec Kremenets ( uk, Крем'янець, Кременець, translit. ''Kremianets'', ''Kremenets''; pl, Krzemieniec; yi, קרעמעניץ, Kremenits) is a city in Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center o ...

, Solec, Kamionka Strumilowa, Braha and Luboml. After several years of study at the

Academy of Kraków The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

, he took part in the war against the insurgents of

Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmelnytskyi ( Ruthenian: Ѕѣнові Богданъ Хмелнiцкiи; modern ua, Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький; 6 August 1657) was a Ukrainian military commander and ...

and participated in the battles of

Zbarazh Zbarazh ( uk, Збараж, pl, Zbaraż, yi, זבאריזש, Zbarizh) is a city in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Galicia. Zbarazh hosts the administration of Zbarazh ur ...

in 1649, Beresteczko in 1651, Żwaniec in 1653 and Ochmatów in 1655. In the first period of the Swedish "

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" he was commander of Husarian and

Pancerni Armoured companion (Polish: ''Towarzysz pancerny'' , plural: ''towarzysze pancerni'') was a medium-cavalryman in 16th to 18th century Poland, named after their chainmail armor. These units were the second-most-important (and successful) cavalry i ...

squadrons in the

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on 2 October 1655, but soon change the sides and served under

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. In February 1656 he returned to the Army of the Crown and fought in the rank of a

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of the cavalry in the Battle of Warsaw. In 1657 he participated in the battles against George Rakoczy II and the Siege of Toruń in 1658. In 1660 during the Ukrainian campaign, he participated in the battles of Cudnów and

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. In the Polish–Cossack–Tatar War of 1666–71 he participated in the battles of Bracław,

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and Mohyłów. In the Battle of Chocim on 11 November 1673, he commanded a regiment of cavalry. During the Royal election of 1674, he supported the candidacy of Prince Charles of Lorraine for the Polish throne. In 1676 he was promoted to Grand Hetman of the Crown.

Marriage and issue

Dymitr Jerzy married Marianna Zamoyska, daughter of

podstoli Deputy pantler ( Polish: podstoli) was a court office in Poland and Lithuania. They were the deputy of a pantler, and was responsible for the King's pantry. From the 14th century, this was an honorary court title and a district office in Crown o ...

of Lwów Zdzisław Jan Zamoyski h.

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and had two children: * Zofia Wisniowiecka (1655-1681), married

of Podlasie Wacław Leszczyński h. Wieniawa * Eugenia Katarzyna Wisniowiecka (died ca. 1681), married voivode of Podole

Stanisław Koniecpolski Stanisław Koniecpolski (1591 – 11 March 1646) was a Polish military commander, regarded as one of the most talented and capable in the History of Poland in the Early Modern era (1569–1795), history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. ...

h. Pobóg His second wife was Princess

Teofila Ludwika Zasławska Princess Teofila Ludwika Zasławska (ca. 1650 – November 15, 1709) was a member of the Polish nobility ( pl, szlachta), known as the perhaps most significant heiress and landowner of her contemporary Poland. She was the daughter of Katarz ...

, daughter of Prince

Władysław Dominik Zasławski Prince Wladysław Dominik Zasławski-Ostrogski (ca. 1616 – 1656) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic) of Ruthenian stock. Prince of the Princely Houses of Poland, Ostroh Ordynat, Grand Koniuszy of The Crown. Zasławski was the most powerfu ...

, niece of King

Jan III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...

References

External links

* http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/dymitr_jerzy_janusz_wisniowiecki_1631_1682_antagonista_sobieskiego.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Wisniowiecki, Dymitr Jerzy Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Candidates for the Polish elective throne 1631 births 1682 deaths Castellans of Kraków Voievodes of Belz Dymitr Jerzy Field Crown Hetmans Great Crown Hetmans