Chodkiewicz (''Gryf z Mieczem'') is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by the Chodkiewicz family in the times of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

. A variant of the Kościesza with the

Gryf coat of arms Gryf ( Polish for "Griffin"), also known as Jaxa, is a Polish coat of arms that was used by many noble families in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Gryfita-Świebodzic famil ...

and the notable longer family line as well as much bigger family than shown here.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * Chodkiewicz family * Chodko Jurewicz (c.1431–1447), founder of Chodkiewicz clan * Ivan Chodkiewicz (?–1484), founder of the Chodkiewicz family * Aleksander Chodkiewicz (1457–1549),

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

of the Nowogródek Voivodeship,

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* Yurii Chodkiewicz (1524–1569), voivode of the Nowogródek Voivodeship * Hieronim Chodkiewicz (1500–1561), Grand Lithuanian Podczaszy,

Elder of Samogitia The Duchy of Samogitia ( lt, Žemaičių seniūnija, sgs, Žemaitėjės seniūnėjė, pl, Księstwo żmudzkie)Grzegorz Błaszczyk, ''Żmudź w XVII i XVIII wieku: zaludnienie i struktura społeczna'', Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Pozn ...

, Count of the Roman Empire * Ivan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz (1537–1579), Livonian hetman, Grand Lithuanian Marshall, castellan of

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

. * Grzegorz Chodkiewicz (?–1572),

Grand Hetman of Lithuania Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and c ...

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 ...

(1560–1621), Grand Hetman of Lithuania * Krzysztof Chodkiewicz (?–1652), castellan of

, voivode of

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Jan Kazimierz Chodkiewicz Jan Kazimierz Chodkiewicz (1616–1660) () was a Polonized Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic). Jan Kazimierz was Master of the Stables of Lithuania from 20 July 1633 and castellan of Vilnius from 13 April 1646. He married Zofia Pac on 31 Augu ...

(1616–1660), castellan of Vilnius *

Anna Eufrozyna Chodkiewicz The House of Chodkiewicz ( be, Хадкевіч; lt, Chodkevičius) was one of the most influential noble families of Lithuanian- Ruthenian descent within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th and 17th century.Chester S. L. Dunning, ...

(c. 1600 – c. 1631), married Prokop Sieniawski in 1623 * Teresa Chodkiewicz (1645–1672), married Stanisław Bonifacy Krasiński about 1667 *Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz father of Rozalia Lubomirska 1768-1794

Gallery

file:POL COA Chodkiewicz II.svg, Coat of arms of Counts Chodkiewicz (a combination of Kościesza, Gryf, Łabędź,

Pogoń Litewska The coat of arms of Lithuania consists of a mounted armoured knight holding a sword and shield, known as (). Since the early 15th century, it has been Lithuania's official coat of arms and is one of the oldest European coats of arms. It is als ...

and

Korczak coat of arms Korczak is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families of Clan Korczak in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History The coat of arms has Hungarian origins; the three bars represent th ...

Juliusz Ostrowski, Księga herbowa rodów polskich. Warszawa 1897

Bibliography

* Herbarz polski, Tadeusz Gajl, Gdańsk 2007,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chodkiewicz Coat Of Arms Polish coats of arms pl:Chodkiewicz (herb szlachecki)

Notable bearers

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