The House of Chodkiewicz ( be, Хадкевіч; lt, Chodkevičius) was one of the most influential

noble families Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characterist ...

of Lithuanian- Ruthenian descent within the

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in the 16th and 17th century.Chester S. L. Dunning, Caryl Emerson, Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin, ''The Uncensored Boris Godunov'', Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2007, SBN 0299207641
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History

Chodko Jurewicz Chodko Jurewicz ( uk, Ходко Юрійович, lt, Chodka (Katkus) Jurgaitis; fl. c.1400–1447) was a Ruthenian noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and is considered to be the founder of the Chodkiewicz family. Chodko was a historica ...

, chamberlain to Grand Duke

Vytenis Vytenis ( be, Віцень, Vicień; pl, Witenes) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from c. 1295 to c. 1316. He became the first of the Gediminid dynasty to rule for a considerable amount of time. In the early 14th century his reputation outshon ...

, was probably the ancestor of the whole clan and gave it the name ''Chodkiewicz'', meaning "son of Chodzko". Surnames were not used in that time, but apparently later in history, the name ''Chodzko'' became a surname after Christianization of Chodzko Juriewicz, father of Iwan (later Jan) Chodkiewicz. They bore the

Chodkiewicz coat of arms 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. A variant of the Kościesza with the Gryf coat of arms and the notable longer family line as ...

. In 1572, Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz converted from

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with his two sons, which made them the first

Polonized Polonization (or Polonisation; pl, polonizacja)In Polish historiography, particularly pre-WWII (e.g., L. Wasilewski. As noted in Смалянчук А. Ф. (Smalyanchuk 2001) Паміж краёвасцю і нацыянальнай ідэя� ...

generation of the once Lithuanian-Ruthenian family. Emperor

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granted them the title of

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Notable family members

(c.1431–1447), founder of Chodkiewicz clan *

Ivan Chodkiewicz Ivan Chodkiewicz; ( 1420 – 1484) was a Ruthenian noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia and Samogitia. He was a son of Chodko Jurewicz and ancestor of the Chodkiewicz family. Ivan married Jawnuta (Agnieszka) Belska, first cousin o ...

(?–1484), founder of the Chodkiewicz family *

Aleksander Chodkiewicz Aleksander Chodkiewicz ( lt, Aleksandras Chodkevičius, , ; ca. 1475 – 28 May 1549) was a Ruthenian noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia and Samogitia, founder of the Supraśl Orthodox Monastery. He inherited vast possessions fro ...

(1475–1549),

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of the Nowogródek Voivodeship,

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Yurii Chodkiewicz Knyaz Yurii Chodkiewicz (1515–1569) was a Ruthenian noble, Bielsk starost in 1556, Puńsk starost in 1568, Great Master of the Pantry of Lithuania in 1554, Grand Krajczy of Lithuania in 1555, and Trakai castellan in 1566. He married E ...

(1524–1569), voivode of the Nowogródek Voivodeship *

Hieronim Chodkiewicz Hieronim Chodkiewicz ( lt, Jeronimas Chodkevičius; ca. 1515–1561) was a Ruthenian noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, who was Elder of Samogitia from 1545 until his death. He was son of Aleksander and brother of Hrehory and Yurii Ch ...

(1500–1561), Grand Lithuanian

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, Count of the Roman Empire *

Ivan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz ( lt, Jonas Chodkevičius, be, Ян Геранімавіч Хадкевіч) (1537 – 4 August 1579) was a 16th-century Polish-Lithuanian noble. He was Grand Pantler of Lithuania 1559, general starost of Samo ...

(1537–1579), Livonian hetman, Grand Lithuanian Marshall, castellan of

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. *

Grzegorz Chodkiewicz Hrehory Chodkiewicz ( lt, Grigorijus Chodkevičius, uk, Григорій Олександрович Ходкевич, translit=Hryhorii Oleksandrovych Khodkevych; – 9 November 1572) was a Ruthenian noble and military officer of the Grand ...

(?–1572),

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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 Krzysztof Chodkiewicz or Katkevičius (died 1652) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic). History Chodkiewicz held the title of Great Standard Bearer of Lithuania ( lt, Vėliavininkas). In 1610, he was named Master of the Horse of ...

(?–1652),

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, voivode of

Vilnius Voivodship pl, Województwo wileńskie , conventional_long_name = Vilnius Voivodeship , common_name = Vilnius , subdivision = Voivodeship , nation = Grand Duchy of Lithuania (part of the federative Polish–Lithuani ...

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 (1738–1781), father of

Rozalia Lubomirska Rozalia Lubomirska (16 September 1768 in Chernobyl – 29 June 1794 in Paris) was a Polish noblewoman, most noted for her death. Life Born Countess Rozalia Chodkiewicz, she was the daughter of Count Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz and Countess Maria ...

(1776-1838), Polish patriot and polymath

External links

Genealogy of Chodkiewicz family.

Site about Chodkiewicz clan.

Full interactive family tree (in Polish).

References

* Kasper Niesiecki, ''Herbarz polski Kaspra Niesieckiego'', Published by Waif, 1839
Google Print, p.48 (public domain)
Chodkiewicz family, {{Belarus-hist-stub

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