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][2]

Paweł Strumiłło Died in 1435/36

Jerzy Strumiłło Advisor to Vytautas Died in 1485

Piotr Strumiłło Regent of Lida and Drohiczyn Duke's marshal

Mikołaj Strumiłło Regent of Medininkai Ciechanowiec branch

Stanisław Kiszka Great Hetman Died in 1513/14

Mikołaj Kiszka Died in 1508

Barbara Kiszka Married Jerzy Radziwiłł

Piotr Kiszka Voivode of Polotsk Died in 1534

Anna Kiszka Married Stanislovas Kęsgaila and Jan Radziwiłł

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 Deaf-mute 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.
2. Petrauskas, Rimvydas (2016). Galia ir tradicija. Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės giminių istorijos (in Lithuanian). Baltos lankos. pp. 163–176. ISBN 9789955238867.

External links

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