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Zbaraski Family
200px, Korybut coat of arms, for comparison The House of Zbaraski () was a Polish-Lithuanian princely family of Ruthenian origin in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland domiciled in Volhynia (today Ukraine). The name is derived from the town of Zbarazh, the core of their dominions branched off the princely . . They were the Gediminids descended from Kaributas and their coat of arms is stamped with the Korybut coat of arms. The line ended in 1631, with their assets overtaken by their cadet branch, the Wiśniowiecki family. Notable family members * Siemion "Starszy" Zbaraski (died after 1481), married Katarzyna Cebrowska z Cebra h. Hołobok, the founder of the Princes Zbaraski line ** Andrzej Zbaraski (1498-1540), married Helena Herburt h. Herburt *** Mikołaj Zbaraski (c.1540-1574), starost of Krzemieniec, married NN Kozica and Hanna Branković **** Janusz Zbaraski (c.1553-1608), voivode of Bracław, married Princes Hanna Czetwertyńska h. Pogoń Ruska ***** Jerzy Zbaraski (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Herburt
Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer *Saint Helena (other), this includes places Places Greece * Helena (island) Guyana * Helena, Guyana United States * Helena, Alabama * Helena, Arkansas ** Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863, during the American Civil War * Helena, California * Helena, Georgia * Helena, Louisiana * Helena Township, Michigan * Helena, Huron County, Michigan * Helena, Marquette County, Michigan * Helena Township, Minnesota * Helena, Mississippi * Helena, Missouri * Helena, Montana, the capital of Montana ** Helena National Forest, Montana ** Helena, Montana micropolitan area ** Lake Helena, Montana * Helena, New York * Helena, Ohio * Helena, Oklahoma * Helena, South Carolina * Helena, Texas * Helena, Wisconsin Canada * Helena Island (Nunavut) * Helena Lake, Saskatchewan * Mount Helena (British Columbia) Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koniuszy
Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today. (ancient Rome) The original Master of the Horse () in the Roman Republic was an office appointed and dismissed by the Roman Dictator, and expired with the Dictator's own office, typically a term of six months in the early and mid-republic. The served as the Dictator's main lieutenant. The Dictator nominated the , unless a specified, as was sometimes the case, the appointee. The Dictator could not rule without a to assist him, and, consequently, if the first either died or was dismissed during the Dictator's term, another had to be nominated in his stead. The was granted a form of , but at the same level as a , and thus was subject to the of the Dictator and his powers were not superior to those of a Consul. In the Dictator's absence, the became his representative, and exercised the same powers as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Zbaraski
Prince Krzysztof Zbaraski (, , 1580 – 6 March 1627) was a Polish–Lithuanian member of the gentry social class (''szlachta''). During his life he was a Master of the Stables of the Crown (or '' koniuszy koronny''), a member of special committee for Cossacks and tariffs, a skilled diplomat, and a politician of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was Starost of Kremenets, Wiślica, Hrubieszów and Bolesławiec. Zbaraski served as Commonwealth ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1622 to 1624. His diplomatic mission's entry to Constantinople was famous for its display of wealth. Zbaraski paid most of the mission's costs. For 30,000 talars, the mission ransomed prisoners from battle of Cecora, including Stanisław Koniecpolski. The mission was described in 1633 in the diary of the mission's secretary, Samuel Twardowski ''Przewazna legacja JO Ksiazecia Krzysztofa Zbaraskiego (''The Important Mission of His Grace Duke Krzysztof Zbaraski''). Krzysztof Zbaraski was bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (2023), with approximately 8 million additional people living within a radius. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596, and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Kraków Old Town, Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status. The city began as a Hamlet (place), hamlet on Wawel Hill and was a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. In 1038, it became the seat of King of Poland, Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty, and subsequently served as the centre of administration under Jagiellonian dynasty, Jagiellonian kings and of the Polish–Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelan
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in Middle Ages, 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 1194, Beatrice of Bourbourg inherited her father's castellany of Bourbourg upon the death of her brother, Roger. Initial functions During the Migration Period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (third to sixth century), foreign tribes entered Western Europe, causing strife. The answer to recurrent invasion was to create fortified areas which evolved into castles. Some military leaders gained control of several areas, each with a castle. The problem lay in exerting control and authority in each area when a leader could only be in one place at a time. To overcome this, they appointed castellans as their trusted vassals to manage a castle in exchange for obligations to the landlord, often a noble. In the 9th century, as fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Zbaraski
Prince Jerzy Zbaraski (, , b. 1574, d. 12 July 1631 in Kraków) was a Polish–Lithuanian szlachcic. Older brother of Krzysztof Zbaraski. Last of the Zbaraski family. Jerzy was born in 1574. He was the son of Janusz Zbaraski and his wife Anna Czetwertyńska. His younger brother was Krzysztof Zbaraski. In 1598 he accompanied the court of king Sigismund III Vasa on a visit to Sweden. Zbaraski supported Sigismund III Vasa during the Zebrzydowski Rebellion. He was Krajczy of the Crown since 1612, Podczaszy of the Crown since 1619, Castellan of Kraków since 1620 and Starost of Pinsk, Sokal, Radohoski, Żarnowiec. He died suddenly on 12 July 1631 in Kraków. He had no wives nor children. He was the last member of Zbaraski family. Footnotes External links Zbaraski in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993).* ''Kasper Niesiecki''Korona polska przy złotej wolności starożytnymi wszystkich katedr, prowincji i rycerstwa klejnotami…— Lwów, 1743. — Т. IV. — S. 708� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pogoń Ruska Coat Of Arms
Pogoń Ruska is a Polish coat of arms with Ruthenian roots. It was used by several princely families of the stock from the Rurik dynasty in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History The Ruthenian Pogonia is the coat of arms of the Kyivan princes. Yaroslav the Wise had a Christian name, Yurii (George), in honor of St. George the Serpent-Slayer. The Ruthenian Pogonia depicts St. George killing a serpent. This coat of arms was worn by Ruthenian (Ukrainian) princes, as well as cities such as Kyiv, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Volodymyr, Zbarazh, and Nizhyn. Blazon It displays Saint George defeating the dragon. Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: ** Czetwertyński family *** Seweryn Franciszek Światopełk-Czetwertyński *** Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk * Former coat of arms of the Ostrogski family See also * Coat of arms of Georgia (country) * Coat of arms of Russia * Pogoń Litewska * Polish nobility * Ruthenian nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Czetwertyńska
Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname) (includes Hannah), a family name of Irish origin * Hannah (biblical figure), mother of Samuel Places United States * Hannah, Georgia * Hanna City, Illinois * Hanna, Indiana * Hanna, Louisiana * Hannah, Michigan * Hanna, Missouri * Hannah, North Dakota * Hanna, Oklahoma * Hannah, South Carolina * Hanna, South Dakota * Hanna, Utah * Hanna, West Virginia * Hanna, Wyoming * Hannah Run, a stream in Ohio Elsewhere * Hanna, Alberta, Canada, a town * Hannah, a small village in Hannah cum Hagnaby, a civil parish in Lincolnshire, England * Hana, Iran, a city in Isfahan Province * Hanna, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, a village * Haná (German spelling: Hanna), an ethnic region in Moravia, Czech Republic * Hannah Island (Greenland) * Hanna Lake, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode Of Bracław
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 Europe, Central, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the Voivode (Vlach leader), medieval rulers of the Romania in the Middle Ages, Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Poles, Hungarians, Hungarian, Lithuanians, Lithuanian, Balkans, Balkan, Russian people and other Slavic languages, Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ''voivode'' was interchangeably used with ''palatine''. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military government, military governor. Among the Danubian Principalities, Danube principalities, ''voivode'' was considered a princely title. Etymology The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. , means "war, fight," while , means "leading", thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Zbaraski
Janusz is a masculine Polish given name. It is also the shortened form of January and Januarius. People * Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter * Janusz Bardach, Polish gulag survivor and physician * Janusz Bielański, Roman Catholic priest *Janusz Bojarski (born 1956), Polish general * Janusz Bokszczanin (1894–1973), Polish Army colonel * Janusz Brzozowski (1935–2019), Polish-Canadian computer scientist *Janusz Christa (1934–2008), Polish author of comic books *Janusz Domaniewski (1891–1954), Polish ornithologist *Janusz Gajos, Polish actor *Janusz Gaudyn (1935–1984), Polish physician, writer and poet *Janusz Głowacki (1938–2017), Polish-American author and screenwriter *Janusz Grabowski (born 1955), Polish mathematician *Janusz Janowski (born 1965), Polish painter, jazz drummer and art theorist *Janusz Kamiński (born 1959), Polish cinematographer and film director *Janusz Korczak (Henryk Goldszmit), Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzemieniec
Kremenets (, ; ; ) is a city in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion, and lies north-east of the Pochaiv Lavra. The city is situated in the historic region of Volhynia and features the 12th-century Kremenets Castle. It hosts the administration of Kremenets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History According to some sources the Kremenets fortress was built in the 8th or 9th century, and later became a part of Kievan Rus'. The first documented reference to the fortress is given in a Polish encyclopedic dictionary written in 1064. The first reference to Kremenets in Old Slavic literature dates from 1226 when the city's ruler, Mstislav the Bold, defeated the Hungarian army of King Andrew II nearby. During the Mongol invasion of Rus' in 1240–1241, Kremenets was one of few cities that Batu Khan failed to capture. In 1382, after the death of Louis I of Hungary, Lithuanian duke Liubartas captured Kremen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
