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 Lithuania. In 1623,
Castellan
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of
Trakai, and in 1633, Castellan of
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...
, in 1636,
Voivode
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of
Vilnius Voivodeship. Finally in 1642, he became
Starost (Grodzki) of
Babruysk
Babruysk (, ) or Bobruysk (, ; , ) is a city in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Babruysk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is situated on the Berezina, Berezina River. Bab ...
,
Kreva and held the deeds to
Biala and
Wiszniewo.
During the
Polish–Swedish War, he participated in the siege of
Pärnu, which started on February 28, 1601, under the command of his cousin,
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 ...
.
He also took part in the
Polish–Muscovite War, as a
pułkownik
(; ) is a military rank used mostly in Slavic peoples, Slavic-speaking countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states, ''coronel'' in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking states and ''oberst'' in several German-speaking and Scan ...
(colonel) of the
Lisowczyk regiment until March 28, 1617. In 1616, a regiment under his command captured and burned
Kursk
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Kursk ...
and several smaller cities. He was also a participant in the
Battle of Bołchow.
See also
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Chodkiewicz family
*
Lithuanian nobility
The Lithuanian nobility () or ''szlachta'' of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (, ) was historically a legally privileged hereditary elite class in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth (including during period of foreign r ...
External links
Description of ''Lisowczyk'' formation and Krzysztof commandingList of Polish battles
16th-century births
1652 deaths
Krzysztof Chodkiewicz
Counts of Poland
Voivode of Vilnius
People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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