Prince Konstanty Wiśniowiecki (1564–1641) was a
Ruthenian nobleman
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of
Kingdom of Poland
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,
voivode
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of
Belz
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since 1636, of
Ruthenia since 1638 and
starost of
Czerkasy and
Kamieniec was a wealthy, powerful and influential
magnate, experienced in both politics and warfare.
Marriage and issue
He was married four times:
* ''circa'' 1583 Anna Zahorowska
Korczak; had issue
** son
Janusz Wiśniowiecki (1598–1636), daughters
Helena Wiśniowiecka (married
Stanisław Warszycki Stanisław Warszycki of Abdank coat of arms (c. 1600 – 1680/1681) was a noble (''szlachcic'') and magnate in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Starosta of Piotrków Trybunalski, Piotrków, Voivode of Mazowsze (1630–1651), Castellan of ...
) and
Marianna Wiśniowiecka (1600–1624; married
Jakub Sobieski
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)
* 1603
Urszula Mniszech, sister of
Maryna Mniszech; had issue
** sons
Jerzy Wiśniowiecki (died 1641) and
Aleksander Wiśniowiecki (died 1638/39), daughter
Teofila Wiśniowiecka
* 1626/28 Katarzyna Korniaktowna (died ''circa'' 1635); no issue – daughter of
Konstanty Korniakt
Konstanty Korniakt ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος Κορνιακτός, Konstantinos Korniaktos; c. 1517 – 1 August 1603) was a merchant of Greek descent, active throughout Central and Eastern Europe; a leaseholder of royal tolls who collected ...
h. Krucyni
* Krystyna Strusiowna h.
Korczak (died after 1647); no issue
Wiśniowiecki outlived all of his three sons; after his death, his estate was inherited by Prince
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki
Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki ( uk, Ярема Вишневецький – Yarema Vyshnevetsky; 1612 – 20 August 1651) nicknamed ''Hammer on the Cossacks'' ( pl, Młot na Kozaków), was a notable member of the aristocracy of the Polish–Lith ...
.
Bibliography
* Czamańska I., ''Wiśniowieccy. Monografia rodu'', Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 2007, , s. 147–155.
References
1564 births
1641 deaths
Konstanty
Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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