Kiszka family

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

Dąbrowa coat of arms of the Kiszka family
Janusz Kiszka, Great Lithuanian Hetman

History

In the 15th century the family moved from Mazovia 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
Stanisław Kiszka
Great Hetman
Died in 1513/14		Mikołaj Kiszka
Died in 1508		Ciechanowiec branch
Barbara Kiszka
Married Jerzy Radziwiłł		Piotr Kiszka
Voivode of Polotsk
Died in 1534		Anna Kiszka
Married Stanislovas Kęsgaila
and Jan Radziwiłł
Piotr Kiszka II
Marshal of Volhynia
Died in 1550		Stanisław Kiszka II
Voivode of Vitebsk
Died in 1554		Mikołaj Kiszka II
Voivode of Podlaskie
Died in 1588
Jan Kiszka
Elder of Samogitia
1547–1592		Stanisław Kiszka III
Deaf-mute
Died in 1617
Stanisław Kiszka IV
Bishop of Samogitia
1584–1626		Mikołaj Kiszka III
Voivode of Mstislaw
1588–1644		Krzysztof Kiszka
Voivode of Vitebsk
1590–1646		Janusz Kiszka
Great Hetman
1586–1654
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References
  1. Asadauskienė, Nelė (2011). "Kiškos". In Manelis, Eugenijus; Račis, Antanas (eds.). 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.


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