Jerzy Chodkiewicz
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About Jerzy Chodkiewicz
Lived 1524 – 1569 (aged 44–45). Jerzy Chodkiewicz was a Lithuanian.
Knyaz Yurii Chodkiewicz (; – 6 June 1569) was a Lithuanian-Ruthenian noble who served as Bielsk starost in 1556, Puńsk starost in 1568, Great Master of the Pantry of Lithuania in 1554, Grand Krajczy of Lithuania in 1555, and Trakai castellan in 1566.
Family Yurii was the son of Aleksander Chodkiewicz. He married Eugenia Hornostajowna before 1555 in Trakai. They had two children, Konstanty, born in Trakai in 1553, and Zofia, born in Zhytomir the following year. Eugenia died in 1557.
In 1558, he married Princess Sophia Olelkovich-Slutska. She gave birth to Hieronim in 1560 in Vilnius, Halszka 1564 in Trakai, and Jerzy in 1570 in Žemaitkiemis.
Yurii died on 6 June 1569.
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Who was Jerzy Chodkiewicz?
nobleman (1524-1569)
When was Jerzy Chodkiewicz born?
Jerzy Chodkiewicz was born in 1524 in Trakai.
When did Jerzy Chodkiewicz die?
Jerzy Chodkiewicz died on 6 June 1569 in Trakai, Lublin.
What nationality was Jerzy Chodkiewicz?
Jerzy Chodkiewicz was Lithuanian.
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