Stanislav Czupurna

Stanislav Czupurna (died in 1411; Lithuanian: Stanislovas Čiupurna) was a Lithuanian noble, Court (1395–1407) and Grand Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1407–1411).[1] As a close ally of Grand Duke Vytautas, he was one of the chief diplomats in the conflict over Samogitia with the Teutonic Knights.[2]

Little is known about Czupurna's life or origin. In 1398 and 1410, he used coat of arms that was not borrowed from the Polish heraldry.[1] The arms recorded his name with a patronymic, but it is undecipherable. It is known that he had a brother, Vigaila, starosta of Ukmergė, but unknown whether he married or had any children.[1] Die Littauischen Wegeberichte mention Czapornendorff between Rudamina and Šalčininkai (Theodor Hirsch identified the location with the village of Tabariškės on Merkys River).[3] He also had an estate in Šalčininkai and funded a Catholic church there in 1410. The document of funding the church was one of the first known documents by a Lithuanian noble.[4] He also funded a chapel in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vilnius.[1] Czupurna also had a house within the Vilnius Castle Complex as Benedict Macra, mediator sent by Sigismund of Luxemburg, issued a document from the house in 1413.[5]

Czupurna was first mentioned in written sources in 1395 as a witness to a donation of land and property to Vilnius Cathedral by Grand Duke Vytautas.[1] At the time he was already Court Marshal. In March 1398 in Hrodna, he negotiated and signed preliminary Treaty of Salynas with the Teutonic Knights.[2] During the conflict over Samogitia, which eventually grew into the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War, he was sent on diplomatic missions to the Teutonic Knights in 1400, 1401, 1405, 1407.[1] It appears that his relationship with the Knights was friendly as in 1403 komtur of Balga sent him spurs, a symbol of knighthood,[6] and in 1407 Teutonic Grand Master inquired about Czupurna's health and paid for his medical treatments in Prussia.[7] The last mention of Czupurna is on January 23, 1411, when he, Vytautas, and Jogaila signed a document allowing envoys of the Grand Master to travel freely.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Petrauskas, Rimvydas (2003). Lietuvos diduomenė XIV a. pabaigoje – XV a. (in Lithuanian). Aidai. pp. 222–223. ISBN 9955-445-67-X.
  2. 1 2 Gudavičius, Edvardas (2010). "Čiupurna, Stanislovas". Lietuva (in Lithuanian) II. Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. p. 416. ISBN 978-5-420-01667-1.
  3. ↑ Petrauskas, Rimvydas (2003). Lietuvos diduomenė XIV a. pabaigoje – XV a. (in Lithuanian). Aidai. p. 92. ISBN 9955-445-67-X.
  4. ↑ Petrauskas, Rimvydas; Jūratė Kiaupienė (2009). Lietuvos istorija. Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visoumenė, valstybė (in Lithuanian) IV. Baltos lankos. p. 206. ISBN 978-9955-23-239-1.
  5. ↑ Petrauskas, Rimvydas (2003). Lietuvos diduomenė XIV a. pabaigoje – XV a. (in Lithuanian). Aidai. p. 145. ISBN 9955-445-67-X.
  6. ↑ Petrauskas, Rimvydas; Jūratė Kiaupienė (2009). Lietuvos istorija. Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visoumenė, valstybė (in Lithuanian) IV. Baltos lankos. p. 236. ISBN 978-9955-23-239-1.
  7. ↑ Petrauskas, Rimvydas; Jūratė Kiaupienė (2009). Lietuvos istorija. Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visoumenė, valstybė (in Lithuanian) IV. Baltos lankos. p. 405. ISBN 978-9955-23-239-1.
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