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

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family from Little Poland.

History

The progenitor of the family was a

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from Lesser Poland ''Jasiek z Wiśnicza i Damianic'' (died after 1363). His son Jan (c. 1340–1376) became

starost Starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', ) is a community elder in some Slavic lands. The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadersh ...

of and his grandson Piotr

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Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

. Piotrs grandson Dobiesław (died 1478), became

Voivode of Lublin Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

and

Sandomierz Sandomierz (pronounced: ; , ) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (), situated on the Vistula River near its confluence with the San, in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy ...

and his nephew Piotr (c. 1442–1505) Grand Marshal of the Crown and voivode of Kraków, 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

Jan Kmita z Wiśnicza Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

(died 1376), starost of Kraków * Piotr Kmita (died 1409),

Voivode of Kraków Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

Dobiesław Kmita Dobiesław Kmita (died 1478) was a Polish noble from the Lublin Voivodeship, of the Szreniawa coat of arms. He was one of the signatories of the Second Peace of Toruń The Peace of Thorn or Toruń of 1466, also known as the Second Peace of Tho ...

(died 1478),

and

* Piotr Kmita z Wiśnicza (1442–1505),

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, Voivode of Kraków *

Piotr Kmita Sobieński Piotr Kmita Sobieński (; born 1477 – died 31 October 1553) was a Polish nobleman, Crown Grand Marshal from 1529, voivode and starosta of Kraków, starosta of Spisz (1522-1553), Przemyśl, Koło and castellan of Sandomierz. He was one of the we ...

(1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Kraków *

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(1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Kraków

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 () 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 dominates the skyline. Former s ...

file:Kmiter Burg.jpg, Castle in

Lesko Lesko (or ''Lisko'' until 1926; ; , alias ''Olesco Lescovium''; ) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 (02.06.2009). situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its averag ...

Widok na San z góry Sobień.JPG, Ruins of the Castle of Sobień

History

Notable members

Coat of arms

Residences

See also