Szreniawa coat of arms of the Kmita family
Piotr Kmita Sobieński
Gravestone of Piotr Kmita (died 1505) located in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków.
The Kmita (plural: Kmitowie) was a
magnate family from
Little Poland.
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History
The progenitor of the family was a
noble
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from Lesser Poland ''Jasiek z Wiśnicza i Damianic'' (died after 1363). His son Jan (c. 1340-1376) became
starost of and his grandson Piotr
voivode
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of
Krakow. Piotrs grandson Dobiesław (died 1478), became
Voivode of Lublin and
Sandomierz
Sandomierz (pronounced: ; la, Sandomiria) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (as of 2017), situated on the Vistula River in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Prov ...
and his nephew Piotr (c. 1442-1505) Grand Marshal of the Crown and voivode of Krakow, as same as his nephew Piotr (ok. 1477–1553), who was also a collaborator of Queen
Bona. With his death the Kmita family of Szreniawa has expired.
Notable members
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Jan Kmita z Wiśnicza (died 1376), starost of Kraków
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Piotr Kmita (died 1409),
Voivode of Krakow
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Dobiesław Kmita (died 1478),
Voivode of Lublin and
Sandomierz
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Piotr Kmita z Wiśnicza (1442–1505),
Grand Marshal of the Crown
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, Voivode of Krakow
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Piotr Kmita Sobieński
Piotr Kmita Sobieński ( la, Petrus Kmita; born 1477 – died 31 October 1553) was a Polish nobleman, Grand Marshal of the Crown from 1529, voivode (governor) and starosta of Kraków, starosta of Spisz (1522 – 1553), Przemyśl, Koło and cas ...
(1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Krakow
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Daine Kmita Fagoti (1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Krakow
Coat of arms
The family coat of arms was
Szreniawa.
Residences
file:Zamek Nowy Wiśnicz z powietrza 1.jpg, Castle in Nowy Wiśnicz
Nowy Wiśnicz ( yi, ווישניצא Vishnitsa) is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which d ...
file:Kmiter Burg.jpg, Castle in Lesko
Lesko (or ''Lisko'' until 1926; ua, Лісько - Lisko; la, Lescow, alias ''Olesco Lescovium''; yi, לינסק-Linsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 (02.06.2009). situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is ...
Widok na San z góry Sobień.JPG, Ruins of the Castle of Sobień
See also
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Kmicic
References
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