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Mikołaj Sieniawski
Mikołaj Sieniawski (c. 1489 – 1569) was a notable Poland, Polish magnate, military commander and a prominent politician of his times. He built stone Brzeżany Castle round which the modern town of Berezhany has developed. Since 1539 Mikołaj Sieniawski served as a hetman, Field Hetman of the Crown and took part in most wars Poland was engaged in. Most notably he organized several successful raids to the area of the Ottoman Empire and Crimea. He took part in the battle of Obertyn in 1531, under hetman Jan Tarnowski, from whom he adopted the clan crest of Leliwa. Between 1542 and 1553 he was also the voivode of Belz, and after that time he rose to be a voivod of the Ruthenian Voivodship, one of the richest and most populous regions of Rzeczpospolita, the Republic. In 1563 he was promoted to the rank of Grand Crown Hetman, that is the ''de facto'' commander in chief of the Polish army. References Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski
Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski (1645–1683) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), military leader and politician. Early life and family He was the son of the starost of Lwów Adam Hieronim Sieniawski and Wiktoria Elżbieta Potocka, the daughter of Hetman Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki. He married in 1662 the daughter of Court and Grand Marshal Prince Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł, Princess Cecylia Maria Radziwiłł. Military career and politics He was Grand Guardian of the Crown since 1666, Great Chorąży of the Crown since 1668, Court Marshall of the Crown since 1676, starost of Lwów since 1679, voivode of Volhynian Voivodship since 1679, Field Crown Hetman since 1682 and starost of Radom, Rohatyn, and Piaseczno. He became famous as a talented commander in wars against Cossacks and Tatars during the reign of King John II Casimir. In the rank of a ''Chorąży'' he took part, alongside John Sobieski, in the Chocim expedition. He was Marshal of the Coronation Sejm bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
