Katarzyna Kostka (1535-~1624

	Katarzyna Kostka (1535-~1624 Katarzyna Kostka (1576–1648) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman. The daughter of Jan Kostka, she married Adam Hieronim Sieniawski around 1598. References 1570s births 1648 deaths Katarzyna Kostka Katarzyna Kostka (1576–1648) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman. The daughter of Jan Kostka Jan Kostka (ca. 1529–1581) was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kin ... People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Kostka Family image:POL COA Dąbrowa.svg, 200px, Dąbrowa Coat of Arms The Kostka (Kostkowie) was a Polish noble family (szlachta) originated from Kashubia. Members * Anna Kostka * Jan Kostka * Katarzyna Kostka * Stanislaus Kostka, Stanisław Kostka (1550–1568) * Stanisław Kostka (1475–1555), Stanisław Kostka (1475–1555) Coat of arms The Kostka family used the "Dąbrowa" arms. image:POL COA Dąbrowa.svg, Coat of arms Dąbrowa image:POL COA Gostomski III.svg, Coat of arms of Kostka-Gostomski, 1818 (Gostomski III) image:POL COA Kostka.svg, Coat of arms of the Kostka family used in Royal Prussia References * Jerzy Antoni Kostka, Kostkowie herbu Dabrowa, stron 480, Wydawca "POLIMER" Koszalin 2010r. * Przemysław Pragert: Herbarz rodzin kaszubskich. T. 2. BiT, 2007, s. 101–105, 256. . Kostka family, {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Dąbrowa Coat Of Arms Dąbrowa is a Polish coat of arms originated from the Duchy of Masovia. Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: Kostka family * Katarzyna Kostka Jan Kostka Stanisław Kostka ** Saint Stanislaus Kostka * Kiszka family Barbara Kiszka (?–1513), wife of Jerzy Radziwiłł Jan Kiszka (1552–1592), castellan of Wilno and 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 Brześć Stanisław Kiszka (1584-1626), bishop of Samogitia Janusz Kiszka (1600–1653), voivode and hetman, last of the family Ciechanowiecki family * Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, art historian, philanthropist, art collector, antique dealer, antiquarian, founder of the Ciechanowiecki Foundation See also * Polish heraldry * Heraldic family * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Jan Kostka (1529–1581) Jan Kostka (ca. 1529–1581) was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kings Henry of Valois and Stefan Batory. He was a courtier and a secretary of the King, Podskarbi of Duchy of Prussia since 1555, castellan of Gdańsk in 1556–1574, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship since 1574, and president of the ''Komisja Morska'' (Sea Commission). He advocated for a union of Royal Prussia with the Crown The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive .... In 1574 and 1575, he was proposed as candidate for King of Poland (se. Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1520s births 1581 deaths Candidates for the Polish elective throne Jan {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	Zofia Odrowąż Zofia Odrowąż (1537–1580) was a Polish noblewoman. She was the daughter of castellan and voivode Stanisław Odrowąż Stanisław Odrowąż (1509-1545) was a Polish noble (szlachcic). He married Katarzyna Górka in 1530 and Anna of Masovia from the Piast dynasty in February 1536. He had one child with Anna, Zofia Odrowaz, Zofia Odrowąż. He was castellan of Lw� ... and only daughter of Anna of Masovia, last Masovian duchess of the Piast dynasty, and became the widow of the castellan of Wojnicz and castellan of Sandomierz. Shortly before 9 November 1555 she became the wife of Hetman Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski (1537–1567). After his death, late in 1574, she married Jan Kostka. With him, she had three surviving children: Jan Kostka, Anna Ostrogska, and Katarzyna Sieniawska. References 1537 births 1580 deaths Zofia {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Adam Hieronim Sieniawski (1576–1616) Adam Hieronim Sieniawski (ca. 1576–1616) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble. He was a deputy cup-bearer of the Crown since 1661 and starost of Jaworów. Married to Katarzyna Kostka since 1598. 1570s births 1616 deaths Adam Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam ... {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	Mikołaj Sieniawski (1599-1636) Mikołaj Sieniawski (c. 1489 – 1569) was a notable 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 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 The Ruthenian Voivodeship (; ; ) was a voivodeship of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1434 until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, with its center in the city of Lwów (lat. Leopolis) (modern day Lviv). Together with a number of ot ..., one of the richest and most populous regions of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Aleksander Sieniawski 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Prokop Sieniawski (d Prokop Sieniawski (d. 9 January 1627 in Lwów) was a Polish noble. Family Prokop was son of Adam Hieronim Sieniawski and Katarzyna Kostka. His younger brother was Mikołaj. He married Anna Eufrozyna Chodkiewicz in 1623. They had two sons: Aleksander who died shortly after his father in 1627 as a 4-years old child, and Adam Hieronim Sieniawski. Career He was Royal Rotmistrz from 1621 onward and Court Chorąży of the Crown after 1622. According to some older authors, Prokop Sieniawski died in 1626. Stanisław Kurosz in his letter to Krzysztof Radziwiłł from 27 January 1627 stated that Prokop Sieniawski died on 9 January 1627 in Lwów. Funeral oration of Prokop Sieniawski was told by his friend Jakub Sobieski. Footnotes Bibliography * 1600s births 1627 deaths 17th-century Polish people Prokop Prokop may mean either of two Hussite generals, both of whom died in the 1434 battle of Lipan: * Prokop the Great * Prokop the Lesser Other people who bore the name Prok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	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, existing from 1569 to 1795. This state was among the largest, most populated countries of 16th- to 18th-century Europe. At its peak in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth spanned approximately and supported a multi-ethnic population of around 12 million as of 1618. The official languages of the Commonwealth were Polish language, Polish and Latin Language, Latin, with Catholic Church, Catholicism as the state religion. The Union of Lublin established the Commonwealth as a single entity on 1 July 1569. The two nations had previously been in a personal union since the Union of Krewo, Krewo Agreement of 1385 (Polish–Lithuanian union) and the subsequent marriage of Queen Jadwiga of Poland to Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania, who was cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	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 class, and they dominated those states by exercising szlachta's privileges, political rights and power. Szlachta as a class differed significantly from the Feudalism, feudal nobility of Western Europe. The estate was officially abolished in 1921 by the March Constitution (Poland), March Constitution."Szlachta. Szlachta w Polsce" ''Encyklopedia PWN'' The origins of the ''szlachta'' are obscure and the subject of several theories. The ''szlachta'' secured Golden Liberty, substantial and increasing political power and rights throughout its history, begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Jan Kostka Jan Kostka (ca. 1529–1581) was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kings Henry of Valois and Stefan Batory. He was a courtier and a secretary of the King, Podskarbi of Duchy of Prussia since 1555, castellan of Gdańsk in 1556–1574, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship since 1574, and president of the ''Komisja Morska'' (Sea Commission). He advocated for a union of Royal Prussia with the Crown The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive .... In 1574 and 1575, he was proposed as candidate for King of Poland (se. Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1520s births 1581 deaths Candidates for the Polish elective throne Jan {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1570s Births Year 157 ( CLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Civica and Aquillus (or, less frequently, year 910 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 157 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire A revolt against Roman rule begins in Dacia. Births Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus, Roman politician (d. 237) * Hua Xin, Chinese official and minister (d. 232) * Liu Yao, Chinese governor and warlord (d. 198) * Xun You Xun You (157–September 214), courtesy name Gongda, was a statesman who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China and served as an adviser to the warlord Cao Cao. Born in the influential Xun family of Yingchuan Commandery (arou ..., Chinese official and statesman (d. 214) Deaths References {{DEFAULTSORT:157 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]