The House of Tyszkiewicz (, singular: , , singular: , , singular: , , singular: , , singular: ) was a wealthy and influential Polish-Lithuanian

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family of Ruthenian origin, with roots traced to the times of the

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. They held the Polish coat of arms Leliwa. Their nobility was reaffirmed in

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and the

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. The family traces its roots to a 15th-century Ruthenian

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Kalenik Mishkovich and derives from the name of his grandson, Tysha with the addition of the

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, resulting in Tyszkiewicz-Kalenicki. A branch of the family Germanised the name to Tischkowitz and a few members of this branch are still to be found in Germany and the UK. Places named Tyszkiewicz Palace, "former Tyszkiewicz Palace", Tiškevičiai Palace, and other historical properties of the family are located in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

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and

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 ...

, as well as in numerous towns of modern

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and

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

(in

Palanga Palanga (; ; ) is a resort town, resort city in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Palanga is the busiest and the largest summer resort in Lithuania and has sand, sandy beaches (18 km, 11 miles long and up to 300 metres, 10 ...

Kretinga Kretinga (Yiddish: קרעטינגע) is a List of cities in Lithuania, city in Klaipėda County, in north-western Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kretinga District Municipality. It is located east of the popular Baltic Sea resort town of Pala ...

Lahojsk Lahoysk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lahoysk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,567. History First chronicled in 1078, Lahoysk was the centre of a small 12th-century principality, ...

Raudondvaris Raudondvaris is a town on the Nevėžis River in Kaunas district, Lithuania, west of Kaunas city municipality. History The town was first mentioned in Teutonic chronicles in 1392. The old castle was rebuilt after the Battle of Grunwald and b ...

Berdychiv Berdychiv (, ) is a historic city in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Berdychiv Raion within the oblast. It is south of the administrative center of the oblast, Zhytomyr. Its population is approximat ...

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Kavarskas Kavarskas (), with a population of only 700, is the fourth smallest city in Lithuania. The Šventoji River flows through the town. In 1956 near Kavarskas a water lifting station was built and part of the Šventoji River's water was channeled to ...

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Seredžius Seredžius is a town in Lithuania on the right bank of the Nemunas River near its confluence with the Dubysa River. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 590. Names The Yiddish name for the city was סרעדניק (''Srednik''), ...

, etc.)

Notable members

* Count

Eustachy Tyszkiewicz Count Eustachy Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms, (18 April 1814 – 27 August 1873) was a Polish noble from the Tyszkiewicz family. He was an archaeologist and historian of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and White Ruthenia, then part of th ...

(1814–1874), nobleman and archaeologist *

Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz () ()(1570–1642) was a noble of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a politician, a sponsor of Baroque music and a writer (1610+). He held numerous political offices, including voivode of Mścisław (1621–1626), v ...

(1570–1642), Polish–Lithuanian nobleman and politician who was a sponsor of Baroque music *

Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski of Leliwa (lit. Janusz Tyszkiewicz of Łohojsk;A toponimic name coined to distinguish his branch of the Tyszkiewicz family from other branches. Hence he is also sometimes referred to as ''Janusz z Łohojska Tyszkiew ...

(1590–1649), Polish–Lithuanian magnate and politician *

Katarzyna Eugenia Skumin Tyszkiewicz Katarzyna Eugenia Skumin Tyszkiewicz (c. 1610–1648)Marek J. Minakowski, ''Ci wielcy Polacy to nasza rodzina'', wyd. 3, Dr Minakowski Publikacje Elektroniczne, Kraków 2008, . was a Polish noblewoman. Katarzyna was the daughter of Janusz Skumin ...

(–1648), Polish noblewoman (daughter of Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz) * Count

Konstanty Tyszkiewicz image:Kanstantyn Tyškievič. Канстантын Тышкевіч (A. Regulski, 1868).jpg, 150px, Konstanty Tyszkiewicz Count Konstanty Tyszkiewicz (; 1806 in Lahojsk – 1868) was a Polish-Lithuanian identity, Polish-Lithuanian szlachta, noble, ...

(1806–1868), Polish-Lithuanian noble, archaeologist and ethnographer *

Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz (; 1748 – 26 June 1808) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (''szlachcic'') and Field Lithuanian Hetman from 1780 to 1791, Great Lithuanian Treasurer from 1791, Great Lithuanian Marshal ...

Field Lithuanian Hetman Field may refer to: Expanses of open ground * Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * Battlefield * Lawn, an area of mowed grass * Meadow, a grass ...

(Grand Treasurer) of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth * Count Michal Tyszkiewicz (1828–1897), collector and amateur Egyptologist * Count Michał Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz (1903–1974), diplomat and songwriter * Samuel Tyszkiewicz (1889–1954) was a Polish typographer *

Stefan Tyszkiewicz Stefan Eugeniusz Tyszkiewicz, in Polish, Stefan Eugeniusz Maria Tyszkiewicz-Łohojski z Landwarowa, Leliwa coat of arms, (born 24 November 1894 in Warsaw, died 6 February 1976 in London) was a member of the Polish nobility, landowner, engineer, ...

(1894–1976), engineer and inventor, soldier and political activist married into the extended Russian imperial family * Tadeusz Tyszkiewicz, (1774–1852), a general * Teodor Skumin Tyszkiewicz, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth * Count (1857—1930) - Ukrainian politician, patron of

Prosvita Prosvita (), since 1991 officially known as All-Ukrainian Prosvita Society named after Taras Shevchenko () is an enlightenment society aimed to preserve and develop Ukrainian culture, education and science, that was created in the nineteenth cen ...

Society, ambassador of

Ukrainian State The Ukrainian State (), sometimes also called the Second Cossack Hetmanate, Hetmanate (), was an Anti-communism, anti-Bolshevik government that existed on most of the modern territory of Ukraine (except for Western Ukraine) from 29 April to 14 ...

to Vatican.

Family estates

Makhnivka, Koziatyn Raion Makhnivka (; ; ) is a village in Khmilnyk Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, located on the west bank of the Hnylopiat River. It was named Komsomolske from 1935 until 2016. As of 2017, it had a population of 3,415 people. The village is notab ...

Manors

Gallery

Palaces connected with the Tyszkiewicz family File:Warsaw 07-13 img28 Tyszkiewicz Palace.jpg, Tyszkiewicz palace in

File:Pałac Tyszkiewiczów, Kraków, ul. Asnyka 2, A-323 03.jpg, Tyszkiewicz palace in

File:Przeclaw js.jpg, Palace in

Przecław Przecław is a small town in Mielec County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przecław. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately south of Mielec and north-west ...

File:Raudondvaris palace.jpg, The 'Red Manor', Raudondvaris Castle with Basilica of St Teresa File:Kretinga palace.jpg, Tiškevičiai palace in

File:Traku-vokes-dvaras-facade.jpg, Tiškevičiai palace in Trakų Vokė File:Lithuania Landwarów Palace.jpg, Tiškevičiai Palace in

File:Arnioniu dvaro pastas.jpg, Arnionys Manor File:Nemezis Manor.jpg,

Nemėžis Manor Nemėžis Manor is a former residential manor in Nemėžis, near Vilnius, Lithuania.Nemėžis M ...

File:Tiškevičiųrūmai2010 02 09Vilnius43.JPG, Tiškevičiai palace in

File:Валожын, палац Тышкевічаў.jpg, The Palace in

Valozhyn Valozhyn or Volozhin (, ; ; ; ; ) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Valozhyn District. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk, on the Valozhynka River in the Neman, Neman River basin, and the begi ...

File:Leonpolio dvaras.JPG, Leonpolis Manor File:Ziezmariu dvaras.jpg, The mansion in Ziezmariai File:Łahojsk, Tyškievič. Лагойск, Тышкевіч (L. Daškievič, 1923) (2).jpg, Tyszkiewicz palace in

Łahojsk Lahoysk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lahoysk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,567. History First chronicled in 1078, Lahoysk was the centre of a small 12th-century principalit ...

(in ruins) File:Balbieriškis, parkas.JPG, Former manorial buildings in

Balbieriškis Balbieriškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. It is situated on the left bank of the Neman River. As of 2011, it had a population of 966. The town was established by German lumberman Hanus, who received a plot of land in th ...

, (destroyed) File:Vilniaus universiteto botanikos sodas. Arklides.jpg, Stable buildings at the former Kairėnai Manor, Vilnius. File:Duniłavičy, Tyškievič. Дунілавічы, Тышкевіч (1916).jpg, The palace in

Dunilavichy Dunilavichy (; ; ) is an agrotown in Vitebsk Region, Pastavy District, northern Belarus. History It was a private town of the Holszański family until 1551, when it passed to King Sigismund II Augustus. Later on, it became again a private to ...

(destroyed)

References

* * Walerian Kalinka, ''Dzieła'', chapter "Żywot Tadeusza Tyskiewicza", 1900
Google Print, p.195-198
(public domain)

Notable members

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References

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