Author unknown, portrait of Dmitri George Višniavski, 17th-18th century., Public domain
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Fotografia przedstawiająca Dymitr Wiśniowiecki
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Dymitr Wiśniowiecki

ID: OS-009093-P/165864

Dymitr Wiśniowiecki

First name:

Dymitr

Last Name:

Wiśniowiecki

Parents:

Janusz Wiśniowiecki i Katarzyna z Tyszkiewiczów

Crest:

Korybut

Date of birth:

19-12-1631

Place of birth:

Wiśniowiec

Date of death:

28-07-1682

Place od death:

Lublin

Age:

50

Profession:

governor, starost

Biography:

Dmitry George Wiśniowiecki (1631-1682), born in Wiśniowiec, son of Janusz Wiśniowiecki and Katarzyna, née Tyszkiewicza, prince, voivode of Kraków and Bełsk, grand hetman of the crown. Growing up under the tutelage of the famous commander of the crown army, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, he took part, among other things, in the defence of Zbaraż and in the Battle of Beresteczko. He was one of the richest magnates in the 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As hetman (first field hetman, then grand crown hetman) he commanded in numerous battles against the Tatars and the Ottoman Empire.

Publikacja:

10.11.2024

Ostatnia aktualizacja:

13.11.2024
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Fotografia przedstawiająca Dymitr Wiśniowiecki
Author unknown, portrait of Dmitri George Višniavski, 17th-18th century., Public domain

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