Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki (1598–1636) was

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, ''koniuszy wielki koronny'' (i.e. ''High Royal Equerry'') from 1633, starost of

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 ...

. In 1631 after the death of

Jerzy Zbaraski Prince Jerzy Zbaraski ( pl, Jerzy Zbaraski, uk, Юрій Збаразький, b. 1574, d. 12 July 1631 in Kraków) was a Polish–Lithuanian szlachcic. Older brother of Krzysztof Zbaraski. Last of the Zbaraski family. Jerzy was born in 1574. ...

inherited

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Marriage and issue

Janusz married Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz on 19 September 1627 in

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, the daughter of

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of Mścisław,

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and

Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz ( lt, Jonušas Skuminas Tiškevičius) (1570–1642) was a noble of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a politician, a sponsor of Baroque music and a writer (1610+). He held numerous political offices, including voivod ...

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and had four children: *

Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki Prince Dymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki (1631–1682) was a Polish magnate and szlachcic. Great Guard of the Crown from 1658, Field Hetman of the Crown from 1668, Great Crown Hetman from 1676, voivode of Belz 1660–1678 and Kraków 1678&nd ...

(1631–1682), married Marianna Zamoyska h.

Jelita Jelita is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families. History One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. First depicted on the seal of Tomisław z Mokrska from 1316. Additionally, the Polish medieval chronicler, diplomat and ...

, later Princess Teofila Ludwika Zasławska * Konstanty Krzysztof Wiśniowiecki (1633–1686), married

Urszula Teresa Mniszech The House of Mniszech (plural: Mniszchowie, historical feminine forms: Mniszchówna (unmarried), Mniszchowa (married or widow)) was a Polish magnate and noble family bearing the Mniszech Coat of Arms. Notable members * Andrzej Jerzy Mniszec ...

, daughter of castellan of Nowy Sącz Franciszek Bernard Mniszech, later Anna Chodorowska h. Korczak * Anna Wiśniowiecka * Barbara Katarzyna Wiśniowiecka

Legacy

Samuel Twardowski Samuel Ludwik Twardowski (before 1600 – 1661) was a Polish poet, diarist, and essayist who gained popularity in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was called by his contemporaries the "Polish Virgil". Life and works He was a member of Po ...

, a 17th-century Polish poet and writer, wrote an epic ''Książę Wiśniowiecki Janusz'' (or ''Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki''

Bibliography

* Ilona Czamańska: ''Wiśniowieccy. Monografia rodu''. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 2007, .

References

* 1598 births 1636 deaths Janusz Wisniowiecki {{Poland-noble-stub