Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki (1598–1636) was Polish nobleman, koniuszy wielki koronny (i.e. High Royal Equerry) from 1633, starost of Krzemieniec.[1]

Janusz Wiśniowiecki
Coat of arms Korybut
Born1598
Died1636
FamilyWiśniowiecki
ConsortKatarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz
IssueDymitr Jerzy Wiśniowiecki
Konstanty Krzysztof Wiśniowiecki
FatherKonstanty Wiśniowiecki
MotherAnna Zachorowska h. Korczak

In 1631 after the death of Jerzy Zbaraski inherited Puławy.

Marriage and issue

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Janusz married Katarzyna Eugenia Tyszkiewicz on 19 September 1627 in Wilno, the daughter of voivode of Mścisław, Troki and Wilno Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz h. Leliwa and had four children:

Legacy

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Samuel Twardowski, a 17th-century Polish poet and writer, wrote an epic Książę Wiśniowiecki Janusz (or Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki).[1]

Bibliography

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  • Ilona Czamańska: Wiśniowieccy. Monografia rodu. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 2007, ISBN 83-7177-229-7.

References

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  1. ^ "Genealogia dynastyczna". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-18.