Krzysztof Chodkiewicz or Katkevičius (died 1652) was a
Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (
szlachcic).
History
Chodkiewicz held the title of
Great Standard Bearer of Lithuania ( lt, Vėliavininkas). In 1610, he was named
Master of the Horse of Lithuania. In 1623,
Castellan of
Trakai
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, and in 1633, Castellan of
Vilnius
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, in 1636,
Voivode
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of
Vilnius Voivodeship
pl, Województwo wileńskie
, conventional_long_name = Vilnius Voivodeship
, common_name = Vilnius
, subdivision = Voivodeship
, nation = Grand Duchy of Lithuania (part of the federative Polish–Lithuani ...
. Finally in 1642, he became
Starost (Grodzki) of
Babruysk
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,
Kreva
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and held the deeds to
Biala and
Wiszniewo.
During the
Polish–Swedish War, he participated in the siege of
Pärnu
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, which started on February 28, 1601, under the command of his cousin,
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz ( lt, Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius, be, Ян Караль Хадкевіч ; 1561 – 24 September 1621) was a military commander of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, who was from 1601 Field Hetman of Lithuania, and from 1 ...
.
He also took part in the
Polish–Muscovite War, as a
pułkownik
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(colonel) of the
Lisowczyk regiment until March 28, 1617. In 1616, a regiment under his command captured and burned
Kursk
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and several smaller cities. He was also a participant in the
Battle of Bołchow.
See also
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Chodkiewicz family
*
Lithuanian nobility
The Lithuanian nobility or szlachta ( Lithuanian: ''bajorija, šlėkta'') was historically a legally privileged hereditary elite class in the Kingdom of Lithuania and Grand Duchy of Lithuania (including during period of foreign rule 1795–191 ...
External links
Description of ''Lisowczyk'' formation and Krzysztof commandingList of Polish battles
16th-century births
1652 deaths
Krzysztof Chodkiewicz
Counts of Poland
Voivode of Vilnius
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