House of Kmita
Piotr Kmita Sobieński
Gravestone of Piotr Kmita (died 1505) located in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków.
The Kmita (plural: Kmitowie) was a magnate family from Little Poland.[1]
History
The progenitor of the family was a noble from Lesser Poland Jasiek z Wiśnicza i Damianic (died after 1363). His son Jan (c. 1340-1376) became starost of and his grandson Piotr voivode of Krakow. Piotrs grandson Dobiesław (died 1478), became Voivode of Lublin and Sandomierz and his nephew Piotr (c. 1442-1505) Grand Marshal of the Crown and voivode of Krakow, as same as his nephew Piotr (ok. 1477–1553), who was also a collaborator of Queen Bona. With his death the Kmita family of Szreniawa has expired.
Notable members
- Jan Kmita z Wiśnicza (died 1376), starost of Kraków
- Piotr Kmita (died 1409), Voivode of Krakow
- Dobiesław Kmita (died 1478), Voivode of Lublin and Sandomierz
- Piotr Kmita z Wiśnicza (1442–1505), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Krakow
- Piotr Kmita Sobieński (1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Krakow
- Daine Kmita Fagoti (1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Krakow
Coat of Arms
The family coat of arms was Szreniawa.
Residences
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Castle in Nowy Wiśnicz
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Castle in Lesko
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Ruins of the Castle of Sobień
References
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