Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski of
Leliwa
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(lit. Janusz Tyszkiewicz of
Łohojsk;
[A toponimic name coined to distinguish his branch of the Tyszkiewicz family from other branches. Hence he is also sometimes referred to as ''Janusz z Łohojska Tyszkiewicz or Janusz Łohojski Tyszkiewicz''] 1590–1649) was 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 ...
and politician of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
.
He was born 1590 to
Teodor Fryderyk Tyszkiewicz and
Zofia née Zasławska. He started his career as a military man, serving under
Stanisław Żółkiewski
Stanisław Żółkiewski (; 1547 – 7 October 1620) was a Polish nobleman of the Lubicz coat of arms, magnate, military commander and a chancellor of the Polish crown of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, who took part in many campaigns of ...
in the tragic
Battle of Cecora of 1620, and the subsequent victorious
battle of Chocim. Throughout his political career he held a number of posts, among them that of
Voivode of Kiev
This the list of voivodes of Kiev. A Kiev voivode ( pl, wojewoda kijowski) was the major administrative position in Kiev Voivodship, in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1471 until 1569 and in of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1569 unt ...
(since 1630),
starost
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of
Śniatyń
Sniatyn ( uk, Сня́тин, translit=Sniatyn; pl, Śniatyn; ro, Sneatîn, older ; yi, שניאַטין) is a town located in Kolomyia Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine along the Prut river. It is located at around . Sniaty ...
and
Żytomierz
Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...
.
/ref> An ardent Catholic, he spent much of his fortune supporting the foundation of numerous churches and monasteries. His best known contribution is the sponsorship of Carmelites, Carmelite fortified monastery
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in Berdychiv
Berdychiv ( uk, Берди́чів, ; pl, Berdyczów; yi, באַרדיטשעװ, Barditshev; russian: Берди́чев, Berdichev) is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center ...
, started between 1626 and 1628, and completed around 1642. Married to Jadwiga Bełżecka
Jadwiga (; diminutives: ''Jadzia'' , ''Iga'') is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old German feminine given name ''Hedwig'' (variants of which include ''Hedwiga''), which is compounded from ''hadu'', "battle", and ''wig'', "figh ...
, he had a single daughter, Krystyna Tyszkiewicz Łohojska Krystyna is a Polish variant of name Christine or Christina.
It may refer to:
People with the name
*Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz (born 1936), Polish naval engineer and sailor
*Krystyna Janda (born 1952), Polish actress
*Krystyna Kuperberg (bor ...
.
Notes and references
Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Tyszkiewicz Lohojski, Janusz
Tyszkiewicz Lohojski, Janusz
Tyszkiewicz Lohojski, Janusz
Tyszkiewicz family
Zasławski family
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