The House of Chodkiewicz (; ) was one of the most influential noble families 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
Google Print, p. 498
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History

Chodko Jurewicz, chamberlain to Grand Duke Vytenis, 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 generation of the once Lithuanian-Ruthenian family. Emperor Charles V granted them the title of

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Notable family members

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

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

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

Aleksander Chodkiewicz Aleksander Chodkiewicz (, , ; ca. 1475 – 28 May 1549) was a Ruthenian noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, founder of the Supraśl Orthodox Monastery. He inherited vast possessions from his father Ivan Chodkiewicz, which made him 11th we ...

(1475–1549),

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of the Nowogródek Voivodeship, Grand Marshal of Lithuania * Yurii Chodkiewicz (1524–1569), voivode of the Nowogródek Voivodeship *

Hieronim Chodkiewicz Hieronim Chodkiewicz (; ca. 1515–1561) was a 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 Chodkiewiczs. Due to the political success ...

(1500–1561), Grand Lithuanian Podczaszy, Elder of Samogitia, Count of the Roman Empire *

Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz (, ) ( – 4 August 1579) was a 16th-century Lithuanian noble. He was Grand Pantler of Lithuania from 1559, Elder of Samogitia (1564–1579), Governor of Livonia (1566–1578), Grand Marshal of Lithuania (1566 ...

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

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. *

Grzegorz Chodkiewicz Hrehory Chodkiewicz (, ; – 9 November 1572) was a Ruthenian noble and military officer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was a son of Aleksander, brother of Hieronim and Yurii, and uncle of Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz. He commanded ...

(?–1572), Grand Hetman of Lithuania *

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (; 1561 – 24 September 1621) was a Polish–Lithuanian identity, Polish–Lithuanian military commander of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, who was from 1601 Field Hetman of Lithuania, and from 1605 Grand Hetman of Lit ...

(1560–1621), Grand Hetman of Lithuania *

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

(?–1652),

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, voivode of Vilnius Voivodship * Jan Kazimierz Chodkiewicz (1616–1660), castellan of Vilnius * Anna Eufrozyna Chodkiewicz (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 *

(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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