House of Kiszka

Janusz Kiszka, Great Lithuanian Hetman

Coat of arms of Dąbrowa

Kiszka (plural Kiszkowie) was a noble family (szlachta) and one of the most powerful magnates family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Originating from Masovia, the family used the Dąbrowa Coat of Arms.

History

In the 15th century the family moved from Masovia to Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It reached magnate status in the 16th century. The family continued for five generations and had 29 members.^[1] The family had numerous possessions, most of them in Podlasie, Vilnius Voivodeship, Polesie and Volhynia.

Family tree

Incomplete family tree is presented below:^[1]

Piotr Strumiłło

Stanisław Kiszka Great Hetman Died in 1513/14

Piotr Kiszka Voivode of Polotsk Died in 1534

Piotr Kiszka Marshal of Volhynia Died in 1550

Stanisław Kiszka Voivode of Vitebsk Died in 1554

Mikołaj Kiszka Voivode of Podlaskie Died in 1588

Jan Kiszka Elder of Samogitia 1547–1592

Stanisław Kiszka Died in 1617

Stanisław Kiszka Bishop of Samogitia 1584–1626

Mikołaj Kiszka Voivode of Mstislaw 1588–1644

Krzysztof Kiszka Voivode of Vitebsk 1590–1646

Janusz Kiszka Great Hetman 1586–1654

References

1. Asadauskienė, Nelė (2011). "Kiškos". In Manelis, Eugenijus; Račis, Antanas. Lietuvos istorija. Enciklopedinis žinynas (in Lithuanian) I. Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. p. 835. ISBN 978-5-420-01689-3.

External links

• http://mariusz.eu.pn/genealogia/rody/kiszkowie01.html