Chodkiewicz 1405626 225544025 2008-07-14T06:27:11Z Tabletop 173687 Spell abadoned => abandonned [[Image:Herb Jan Karol Chodkiewicz.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Coat of arms of Chodkiewicz]]]] [[Image:Vilnius Picture Gallery 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Chodkiewicz Palace in Vilnius, now Lithuanian National Art Museum]] [[Image:Suprasl orthodox church 1.jpeg|thumb|200px|[[Supraśl|Supraśl Monastery]] founded by [[Aleksander Chodkiewicz]]]] '''Chodkiewicz''' ({{lang-lt|Chodkevičius, Kadkevičius, Katkevičius, Katkus}}) was one of the most influential [[Lithuanian nobility|noble families]] of [[Ruthenia]]n descent in the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] in the 16th-17th centuries. [[Chodko Jurewicz]], chamberlain to Grand Duke [[Vytenis]] was probably ancestor of whole clan and gaved it name ''Chodkiewicz'', meaning "son of Chodzko". Surnames were not used in that time, but apparently later in history, the name ''Chodzko'' became a surname after christianization of Chodzko Juriewicz, father of Iwan (Jan) Chodkiewicz. They bore [[Coat of arms of Chodkiewicz|Chodkiewicz coat of arms]]. In the year 1572 Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz abandonned [[calvinism]] for the [[Roman catholicism]] with his two sons, what made them first [[polonization|polonized]] generation of this once Ruthenian family. Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] granted the title of Count of the Roman Empire to the whole family. ==Notable family members== *[[Chodko Jurewicz]] (c.1431 - 1447), founder of Chodkiwicz clan. *[[Jan Chodkiewicz|Ivan Chodkiewicz]] (? - 1484) - founder of the Chodkiewicz family. *[[Aleksander Chodkiewicz]] (1457 - 1549) - [[voivode]] of the [[Nowogródek Voivodeship]], [[Grand Marshal of Lithuania]] *[[Yurii Chodkiewicz]] (1524 - 1569) - voivode of the Nowogródek Voivodeship. *[[Hieronim Chodkiewicz]] (1500 - 1561) - Grand Lithuanian [[Podczaszy]], [[Eldership of Samogitia|Elder of Samogitia]], [[Count|Count of the Roman Empire]] *[[Ivan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz]] (1537 - 1579) - Livonian hetman, [[Grand Marshal of Lithuania|Grand Lithuanian Marshall]], castellan of [[Vilnius]]. *[[Grzegorz Chodkiewicz]] (? - 1572) - [[Hetmans of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth|Grand Hetman of Lithuania]] *[[Jan Karol Chodkiewicz]] (1560-1621) - Grand Hetman of Lithuania. *[[Krzysztof Chodkiewicz]] (?-1652) - [[castellan]] of [[Vilnius]], voivode of [[Vilnius Voivodship]]. *[[Jan Kazimierz Chodkiewicz]] (1616-1660) - castellan of Vilnius. *[[Anna Eufrozyna Chodkiewicz]] (c. 1600-c. 1631) - married [[Prokop Sieniawski]] in 1623. *[[Teresa Chodkiewicz]] (1645-1672) - married Stanisław Bonifacy Krasiński about 1667. == See also == * [[Lithuanian nobility]] * [[List of szlachta]] {{commons|Category:Chodkiewicz|Chodkiewicz}} == External links == * [http://www.e-familytree.net/F10/F10257.htm#1] Genealogy of Chodkiewicz family.<br /> * [http://fabpedigree.com/s026/f374909.htm] Family tree of Chodkiewicz.<br /> * [http://roots.eswo.org/Chodkiewicz.htm] Site about Chodkiewicz clan.<br /> * [http://www.polskiedzieje.pl/drzewa-genealogiczne/drzewo-chodkiewiczowie] Full interactive family tree (in Polish).<br /> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Lithuanian noble families]] {{Lithuania-hist-stub}}