Konstanty Wiśniowiecki (c. 1516

	Konstanty Wiśniowiecki (c. 1516–1574) Prince Konstanty Wiśniowiecki (1564–1641) was a Polish nobleman, voivode of Belz 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) and Marianna Wiśniowiecka (1600–1624; married Jakub Sobieski) * 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 h. Krucyni * Krystyna Strusiówna h. Korczak (died after 1647); no issue Wiśniowiecki outlived all of his three sons; after his death, his estate was inherited by Prince Jeremi Wiśniowieck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Magnate The term magnate, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities in Western Christian countries since the medieval period. It also includes the members of the higher clergy, such as bishops, archbishops and cardinals. In reference to the medieval, the term is often used to distinguish higher territorial landowners and warlords, such as counts, earls, dukes, and territorial-princes from the baronage. In Poland the ''szlachta'' (nobles) constituted one of the largest proportions of the population (around 10-12%) and 'magnat' refers to the richest nobles, or nobles of the nobility - even though they had equal voting rights in Poland's electoral monarchy. England In England, the magnate class went through a change in the later Middle Ages. It had previously consisted of all tenants-in-chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1641 Deaths Events January–March * January 4 – The stratovolcano Mount Parker in the Philippines has a major eruption. * January 14 – The Battle of Malacca concludes with the Dutch East India Company ending Portuguese control of Malacca. * January 18 – The Junta de Braços (council of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia, led by Pau Claris, accepts the proposal to establish the Catalan Republic under French protection. * February 16 – King Charles I of England gives his assent to the Triennial Act, reluctantly committing himself to parliamentary sessions of at least fifty days, every three years. * March 7 – King Charles I of England decrees that all Roman Catholic priests must leave England by April 7 or face being arrested and treated as traitors. * March 22 – The trial for high treason begins for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, director of England's Council of the North. * March 27 The Battle of Pressnitz begins be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1564 Births Year 1564 (Roman numerals, MDLXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 26 – Livonian War – Battle of Ula: A Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuanian surprise attack results in a decisive defeat of the numerically superior Tsardom of Russia, Russian forces. * February 7 (11th waning of Tabodwe 925 ME) – Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564), Burmese–Siamese War: Invaders from Burma overcome the seaside defenses of the Siamese capital at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city), Ayutthava, capturing the batteries of cannons and a set of ships sent by Portugal to help defend the kingdom.G. E. Harvey, ''History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824'' (Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., 1925) pp.167-168 * February 18 (8th waxing of Tabaung 925 ME) – The Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564), Burmese–Siamese War ends with the surrender of King Maha Chakkraphat of Ayutthaya kingdom, Ayutthaya (now Thailand) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jeremi Wiśniowiecki Prince Jeremi Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, nicknamed ''Hammer on the Cossacks'' (), was a notable member of the aristocracy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Prince of Vyshnivets, Lubny and Khorol in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the father of the future King of Poland, Michael I. A notable magnate and military commander with Ruthenian and Moldavian origin, Wiśniowiecki was heir of one of the biggest fortunes of the state and rose to several notable dignities, including the position of voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship (today Poland and Ukraine) in 1646. His conversion from Eastern Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism caused much dissent in Ruthenian lands (part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth). Wiśniowiecki was a successful military leader as well as one of the wealthiest magnates of Poland, ruling over lands inhabited by 230,000 people. Biography Youth Jeremi Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki was born in 1612; neither the exact date nor the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Konstanty Korniakt Konstanty Korniakt (, 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 customs duty on behalf of the king. During his lifetime he was the wealthiest man in Lviv (Lwów, in Polish) and even owned numerous villages. He was a wholesale merchant and founder of the Korniakt family dynasty. Biography Korniaktos, a Greek, was born in the city of Candia (today Heraklion) on Crete in 1517. He moved to Constantinople at a young age where already in 1540 he became a wealthy merchant. Later he moved to Moldavia where he lived for the rest of his life. Some time in the 1560s Korniakt settled in the city of Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) where he took over a business of his older brother Michael. Already at the time Moldavia in Lviv was closely associated with Walachia. The King of Poland Sigismund II Augustus granted him official title of nobility on 12 February 1571 as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Teofila Wiśniowiecka Teofila (and its variant ''Teófila'') is a feminine given name of Spanish origin. Notable people with the name are as follows: Teofila Băiașu (born 1927), Romanian gymnast Teofila Bogumiła Glińska (died 1799), Polish poet * Teofila Chmielecka (1590–1650), wife of Polish noble Stefan Chmielecki * Teofila Działyńska (Szołdrska-Potulicka) (1714–1790), Polish landowner * Teofila Fedorovna Romanovich (1842–1924), Ukrainian stage actress and theatre director * Teófila Márquiz (born 1932), Venezuelan fencer Teófila Martínez (born 1948), Spanish politician Teofila Radziwiłł (fl. 1781), Polish noblewoman and Freemason * Teofila Zofia Sobieska (1607–1661), Polish noblewoman Teofila Ludwika Zasławska Princess Teofila Ludwika Zasławska (ca. 1650 – November 15, 1709) was a member of the Polish nobility (), known as the perhaps most significant heiress and landowner of her contemporary Poland. She was the daughter of Katarzyna Sobieska, ... (c. 1650–17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aleksander Wiśniowiecki Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jerzy Wiśniowiecki Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. People Jerzy, ''nom de guerre'' of Ryszard Białous, Polish World War II resistance fighter Jerzy Andrzejewski, Polish writer * Jerzy Bartmiński, Polish linguist and ethnologist * Jerzy Braun (other), several people * Jerzy Brzęczek, Polish footballer and manager * Jerzy Buzek, Polish politician and former Prime Minister and former President of the European Parliament * Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer * Jerzy Fedorowicz, Polish actor and theatre director * Jerzy Ficowski, Polish poet and translator * Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director and theorist * Jerzy Hoffman, Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer * Jerzy Jarniewicz, Polish poet, literary critic, translator and essayist * Jerzy Janiszewski, Polish artist * Jerz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marina Mniszech Marina Mniszech or Mnishek (, ; , ; – 24 December 1614) was a Polish noblewoman who was the tsaritsa of all Russia in May 1606 during the Time of Troubles as the wife of False Dmitry I. Following the death of her husband, she later married another imposter to the throne, False Dmitry II. A devout Catholic, she hoped to convert Russia's population to Catholicism. Life Marina Mniszech was a daughter of Jadwiga Tarło and Polish Voivode-Governor of Sandomierz Jerzy Mniszech, who was one of the organizers of the Dimitriads, which were instigated by the appearance of a man who claimed to be Ivan the Terrible's son. Marina Mniszech's marriage to False Dmitriy I provided an opportunity for the Polish magnates to control their protégé. Mniszech met False Dmitry I around 1604 or 1605, at the court of one of the Commonwealth magnates, and was betrothed to him. In return for her hand Dmitri promised her Pskov and Novgorod, and her father Smolensk and Severia. After the death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jakub Sobieski Jakub Sobieski (5 May 1590 – 23 June 1646) was a Polish noble, parliamentarian, diarist, political activist, military leader and father of King John III Sobieski. He was the son of castellan and voivode Marek Sobieski and Jadwiga Snopkowska. Biography Sobieski was educated in Kraków and Paris. He was a famed orator and parliamentarian. He participated in the military expedition ( Dymitriads) against Russia in 1617-1618 (wounded during the assault of Moscow), and was a member of the War Council (Rada wojenna) of King Władysław IV. He took part in negotiations with Muscovy in the Truce of Deulino in 1618. Subsequently, he fought in the Chocim expedition against the Ottoman Empire in 1621, and the expedition against Abazy Pasa in 1633. He was one of the negotiations with Sweden in the Treaty of Stuhmsdorf (Sztumska Wieś) in 1635. After his marriage to Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz his wealth increased significantly, as Zofia brought in her inheritance after the � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marianna Wiśniowiecka Marianna Wiśniowiecka (1600 – February 1624) was Polish noblewoman (szlachcianka), the oldest daughter of Prince Konstanty Wiśniowiecki and Anna Zahorowska of Ostoja Clan. In February 1620 she married Polish magnate Jakub Sobieski, the father of King of Poland Jan III Sobieski. She probably died in childbirth. Children Marianna and Jakub had two daughter A daughter is a female offspring; a girl or a woman in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state, condition or quality of being someone's daughter. The male counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show r ...s: Teresa (b. 1622 d. 1623) unknown daughter (b. and d. February 1624) Bibliography * Lepecki M., Pan Jakobus Sobieski, Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza Czytelnik, Warszawa 1970, , s. 93–103, 158. * Podhorodecki L., Sobiescy herbu Janina, Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1981, , s. 30, 41. * Czamańska I., Wiśniowieccy. Monografia rodu, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]