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Krzysztof Czarniecki

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Krzysztof Czarniecki of the Łodzia coat of arms (b. ca. 1564, d. 1636) was a Polish nobleman and starosta of Żywiec.

He was son of Jan Czarniecki. Krzysztof had two brothers: Marcin and Olbracht.[1] Krzysztof was born around 1564.[1]

As a soldier he fought under Jan Zamoyski in the battle of Byczyna and in Livonia.[1]

He was married twice: firstly to Krystyna Rzeszowska, and secondly to N. Brzostowska. From his first marriage, he had ten children: Piotr, Wojciech, Stanisław, Paweł, Tomasz, Stefan, Dobrogost, Franciszek, Marcin and Katarzyna.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Podhorodecki, Leszek (1994). Sławni hetmani Rzeczypospolitej. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo MADA. p. 409. ISBN 83-86170-06-9.
  2. ^ Niesiecki, Kasper (1839). Herbarz polski. Vol. 3. Lipsk: Bretikopf & Hertel. p. 188.

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