Katarzyna Tomicka (c.1517–1551) was a Polish noblewoman,[1] known as the sister-in-law and opponent of her sister-in-law queen Barbara Radziwiłł.

Katarzyna Tomicka z Iwna
Coat of armsŁodzia
Born1516/1518
Iwno, near Kostrzyn
Died1551
Wilno, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
FamilyTomicki
ConsortMikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
IssueMikołaj Radziwiłł
Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł
Barbara Radziwiłł
FatherJan Tomicki h. Łodzia
MotherBarbara Potulicka h. Grzymała

Katarzyna was born in Iwno, the third daughter of podkomorzy of Kalisz, Jan Tomicki h. Łodzia and sister-aunt of the Court Marshal and Bishop of Kraków, Piotr Tomicki h. Łodzia. She died in Wilno.

Her sons initiated the so-called "Calvinist lineage" of the Radziwiłł family. The male line expired in 1669.

Marriage and issue

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Katarzyna married Mikołaj "Rudy" Radziwiłł around 1542 and had three children:

Bibliography

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  • Besala J., Barbara Radziwiłłówna i Zygmunt August, Świat Książki, Warszawa 2007, ISBN 978-83-7391-715-6, s. 138, 142.
  • Boniecki A., Poczet rodów w Wielkiém Księstwie Litewskiém w XV i XVI wieku, Warszawa 1887, s. 279 (e-biblioteka Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego).

References

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