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Plater Family
The Plater family is a German nobility, German noble family originating in Westphalia, whose members first settled in Livonia and later in Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Poland.https://worldhistory.de/wnf/navbar/wnf.php?oid=16868&sid= The Platers returned to Catholicism in the 17th century and held high offices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and achieved magnate status in the 18th century, with six representatives of the family achieveing a seat in the Senate of Poland, Senate. The basis of the family's importance in Inflanty Voivodeship, Polish Livonia was the uninterrupted holding of the post of starosta in Dyneburg since 1670. History Origins and family name The family was first documented in 1274 with knight ''Hinricus de Broyle'' and later in 1392 with ''Rötger von dem Broel genannt Plater''. Their original seat was in County of Mark, hence the family's name was von dem Broel. The part of the family that moved in 15th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeni
Keeni is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It has population of 331 (as of 1 January 2011). Keeni Manor (''Kehn'', later ''Koenen'', ''Konhöf'') was first mentioned in 1551. From 1924 until its dispossession in 1920, the manor belonged to the Lilienfelds. A single-storey stone main building was constructed at the end of the 18th century but was changed much in the 19th century. Nowadays it's again in private possession. Since 1840 a school is working in Keeni. Keeni has a station on Tartu– Valga railway. Võru–Tõrva Tõrva () is a town () in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is located on the banks of the Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three towns in ... road (nr. 69) passes through Keeni. References External linksKeeni manor [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyshnivets
Vyshnivets (; ) is a rural settlement in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vyshnivets settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Vyshnivets is better known as a family estate of the Polish royal house of Wiśniowiecki (originally Ruthenian princes), which is known for switching from Eastern Orthodoxy to Catholicism (as part of Polonization) as well as the Cossack Hetman Dmytro "Baida" Vyshnevetsky, who established the first Zaporizhian Sich on the island of Small (Mala) Khortytsia on the Dnipro River in 1552 in defense of the lands. History Early history, to 1939 The area was first mentioned in 1395 soon after annexation of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia by the Kingdom of Poland when the first defensive castle was constructed in the area by Lithuanian duke Kaributas who had acquired the land from the Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. The town is located on the Horyn River, a right tributary of the Prypia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest Litovsk Voivodeship
Brest Litovsk Voivodeship (; ) was a unit of administrative territorial division and a seat of local government (voivode) in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) from 1566 until the May Constitution in 1791, and from 1791 to 1795 (partitions of Poland) as a voivodeship in Poland. It was constituted from Brest-Litovsk and Pinsk counties. History It was created from the southern part of Trakai Voivodeship in 1566. In 1791 Kobryn and Pinsk-Zarzeche (whose center was Poltnica, now Plotnitsa) counties were created. Pinsk-Zarzeche country was renamed Zapynsky and its seat was moved to Stolin. After the Second Partition of Poland, in 1793, Pinsk and Zapynsky countries became part of the Russian Empire's Minsk Governorate. The remainder of it was dissolved in 1795 and became part of Slonim Governorate. Governors Voivodeship Governor ( Wojewoda) seat: * Brest-Litovsk Voivodes: * Jerzy Ilinicz (1566) * Jerzy Tyszkiewicz Łohojski (1566-1576) * Gabrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubrovytsia
Dubrovytsia ( ; ; ) is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Dubrovytsia Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. It is the site of the now ruined Jewish shtetl of Dombrovitza. Population: Among the most notable historical landmarks in the city are a rococo Roman Catholic church founded in 1740 by Kazimierz Pniewski and two Orthodox churches: one founded in 1861 by Ignacy Plater (whose manor until 1917 was located in Worobin, some 3 kilometres north of the city) and the other built in 1872. Until the Holocaust the city also had three synagogues. History Although in modern times part of Rivne Oblast, it was historically not part of Volhynia but rather Brest Litovsk Voivodeship, Land of Brest. It was not until 1805 that it was administratively attached to Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire, along with many other lands formerly belonging to partitions of Poland, now-partitioned Poland. In 19th century Dąbrowica was a notable centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostoja Coat Of Arms
Ostoja is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms that probably originated from Sarmatians, Sarmatian Tamga and refer to Royal Sarmatians using Draco (military standard), Draco standard. Following the end of the Roman Empire, in the Middle Ages it was used by Ostoja family in Lesser Poland and later also in Kujavia, Mazowsze and Greater Poland. It is a coat of arms of noble families that fought in the same military unit using battle cry ''Hostoja'' or ''Ostoja,'' and that applied their ancient heritage on the coat of arms, forming a Clan of knights. Later, when the Clan expanded their territory to Pomerania, Prussia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania they also adopted a few noble families of Ruthenian origin that in 14-15th century settled down in Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, finally turning into the Clan of Ostoja. As different lines of the clan formed surnames after their properties and adding the adoptions, Ostoja was also recognized as CoA of several families that was not necess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Švėkšna
Švėkšna is a town in the Šilutė District municipality, 21 km northeast of Šilutė, Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Švėkšna Eldership. There are 29 streets in the town. In the western part of the town flows the river . There is a mental hospital in the town, as well as a health care centre, pharmacy, "Saulės" secondary school, affiliates of music and art schools of Šilutė, kindergarten, recreation center, library, museum, 2 churches, the renovated synagogue, the parish's nursing home, the planning department, a post office, police station and fire house. History Švėkšna has been mentioned since the 14th century. Supposedly, the settlement could have been established after the Treaty of Melno in 1422, when the danger of the Teutonic Knights had declined. On March 8, 1503, Švėkšna was mentioned in the act of Linkuva church's foundation and subsidy. In 1509, Švėkšna belonged to Stanislovas Kęsgaila, the Elder of Samogitia. In 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šateikiai Eldership
Šateikiai eldership () is an Elderships of Lithuania, eldership in Plungė District Municipality to the west from Plungė. The administrative center is Šateikiai. Largest villages *Šateikiai *Narvaišiai *Aleksandravas *Kadaičiai *Papieviai *Alksnėnai, Plungė, Alksnėnai *Vydeikiai *Sėleniai Other villages References Elderships in Plungė District Municipality {{TelšiaiCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antazavė Manor
Antazavė Manor is a manor house, residential manor in Antazavė. Currently it is occupied by Antazavė care homes. In one of the manor rooms, Stanislava Kirailytė founded Antazavė region Museum. History The Radziwiłł family In the 16th-17th centuries, large areas of North-Eastern Lithuania were ruled by the Biržai-Dubingiai branch of the Radziwiłł family. The land of Dusetos-Antazavė belonged to Krzysztof Radziwiłł, Krzysztof and Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620), Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620). In 1669, after the death of Janusz's son, Bogusław Radziwiłł (1620–1669),the last representative of the Biržai-Dubingiai branch of the Radziwiłł family, the lands passed to the Plater family, Broël-Plater family. The Broël-Plater Family The Broël-Platers were of Baltic Germans, German descent: their great-grandfather was a Knight of the Livonian Order. In 1729, Aleksander Konstantin Broël-Plater became the owner of the manor. In 1748 Jan Ludwik Broël-Plater ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
