Hlebavičiai or Hlebowicz family were a
magnate
The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...
family of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 15th to 17th centuries.
They originated from
Lithuania Proper and they were
Roman Catholic.
The family is mentioned in
The Trilogy of
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...
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Notable members
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Hleb (15th century) - founder of the family, voivode of
Smolensk
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Stanisław Hlebowicz (d 1513) - voivode of
Polotsk
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Mikołaj Hlebowicz (d 1514) - starost of
Drohiczyn and
Slonim
Slonim ( be, Сло́нім, russian: Сло́ним, lt, Slanimas, lv, Sloņima, pl, Słonim, yi, סלאָנים, ''Slonim'') is a city in Grodno Region, Belarus, capital of the Slonimski rajon. It is located at the junction of the Ščar ...
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Jerzy Hlebowicz (d. 1520) - voivode of Smolensk
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Jan Hlebowicz (1480–1549) - voivode of
Vilna,
Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
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Mikołaj II Hlebowicz (d. 1632) - voivode of Smolensk, castellan of Vilna
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Jerzy Karol Hlebowicz
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means " swift" in Polish.
People ...
(d. 1669) - voivode of Smolensk
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Henryk Hlebowicz (1904–1941) - blessed in Catholic Church
References
Surnames
Lithuanian noble families
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