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The Ligęza
(Ligeza), plural: Ligęzowie was a Polish
szlachta, noble family. The family became important in the 15th and 16th century.
Notable members
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Dzierżykraj Półkozic (c. 1210 – ?),
castellan
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from . A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1 ...
of
Połaniec
Połaniec is a town in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,406 inhabitants (2012). The town is in Lesser Poland, and its history dates back to the early days of Polish statehood. It lies in the western part of the Sa ...
.
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Jan Ligęza (died 1419),
voivode
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 ...
of
Łęczyca
Łęczyca (; in full the Royal Town of Łęczyca, ; ; ) is a town of inhabitants in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the Łęczyca County. Łęczyca is a capital of the historical Łęczyca Land.
Or ...
, commander of the 32nd
Banner
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at the
Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), a ...
.
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Hermolaus Ligęza (died 1632),
marshal
Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used fo ...
of the
Crown Tribunal
The Crown Tribunal (, ) was the highest appellate court in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland for most cases. Exceptions were if a noble landowner was threatened with loss of life and/or property, when he could appeal to the Sejm court (Parliament ...
,
Grand Treasurer of the Crown
Podskarbi in the Kingdom of Poland and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was minister responsible for the treasury. Since 1569 also a senatorial office. The title although meaning treasurer can be deconstructed as "''underingtreasury' ...
.
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Feliks Ligęza
Feliks is a variant spelling of the given name Felix, used in Poland and the Baltic states, as well as in the transliteration of the name Felix from Russian.
Feliks may refer to:
*Feliks Ankerstein (1897–1955), Polish Army major and intellige ...
(c. 1500 – 1560),
archbishop
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of
Lwów
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.
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Konstancja Ligęza Konstancja may refer to:
* Konstancja Benisławska (1747–1806), Polish poet and writer of religious hymns
* Konstancja Czartoryska (1700–1759) (1696–1759), Polish szlachta, known as the mother of king Stanisław August Poniatowski
*Konstancja ...
(died 1648), married Prince
Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski
Prince Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski (20 January 1616 – 31 December 1667) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, politician and military commander, and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was the initiator of the Lubomirski Rebellion of 166 ...
.
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Mikołaj Ligęza (c. 1530 – 1603),
castellan
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from . A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1 ...
of
Czechów.
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Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza (c. 1562 – 1637), owner of the City of
Rzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
.
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Stanisław Ligęza z Gorzyc (died 1462),
knight
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The concept of a knighthood ...
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Stanisław Szczęsny Ligęza (died 1536),
castellan
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from . A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1 ...
of
Chełmno
Chełmno (; older ; , formerly also ) 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 importance ...
.
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Gabriel Kilian de Bobrek Ligęza (defended philosophy thesis 1628),
jesuit
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.
Coat of arms
The family used the
Półkozic coat of arms
Półkozic is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
According to legend, this coat was assigned to knight Stawisz, who was defending the fore ...
.
POL COA Polkozic Wilczynski.jpg
Polkozic-Leszczyc-1908.jpg
POL COA Półkozic ostrowski.JPG
POL COA Półkozic niesiecki.JPG
POL COA Polkozic seal.JPG
Bibliography
*Adam Boniecki: Herbarz polski. T. 14. Warszawa: Skład Główny Gebethner i Wolff, 1911, pp. 249–258.
*Mariusz Lubczyński: Początki rodziny Ligęzów herbu Półkozic. Poznań: Towarzystwo Miłosników Historii w Poznaniu; Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk, 1999, pp. 1–26.
See also
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Szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ...
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List of szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (, ) was a privileged social class in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland. The term ''szlachta'' was also used for the Lithuanian nobility after the union of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with Poland as the Poli ...
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...
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Polish heraldry
Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic sys ...
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Rzeszów Castle
References
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