Stanisław Kostka (1475–1555) was a Polish
noble
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, adviser to King
Sigismund I the Old and King
Sigismund II Augustus I.
He had ten children with his consort
Elżbieta z Eilemberku, including
Elzbieta Mortęska,
Krystyna Działyńska,
Anna Konopacka,
Barbara Bystram,
Katarzyna Niemojewska,
Małgorzata Służewska,
Stanislaw Kostka,
Andrzej Kostka,
Jan Kostka
Jan Kostka (ca. 1529–1581) was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kings Henry of Valois and Stefan Batory.
He was a courtier and a secretary of the King, Podskarbi of Du ...
,
Krzysztof Kostka
He was a courtier,
Podskarbi
Podskarbi in Poland then in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was minister responsible for the treasury. Since 1569 also a senatorial office. The title although meaning treasurer can be deconstructed as "''under ingtreasury''" - treasury as an old ...
of
Ducal Prussia
The Duchy of Prussia (german: Herzogtum Preußen, pl, Księstwo Pruskie, lt, Prūsijos kunigaikštystė) or Ducal Prussia (german: Herzogliches Preußen, link=no; pl, Prusy Książęce, link=no) was a duchy in the region of Prussia establishe ...
since 1531,
castellan of
Elbląg since 1544 and
Chełmno
Chełmno (; older en, Culm; formerly ) is a town in northern Poland near the Vistula river with 18,915 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of the Chełmno County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Due to its regional impor ...
since 1545,
voivode
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of the
Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1546 and of
Chełmno Voivodeship
The Chełmno Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland since 1454/1466 until the Partitions of Poland in 1772/1795. Together with the Pomeranian and Malbork Voivodeships and the Prince-B ...
since 1551.
He participated in the
Polish–Teutonic war of 1519–1520.
1475 births
1555 deaths
Stanislaw
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