Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky (c. 1528 - 1584 ) - a major military and statesman of the Commonwealth. Representative of the princely clan of the Vishnevets coat of arms Koribut ( Gediminovichi ). Prince Vishnevetsky ( 1555 - 1584 ), the headman of Lutsk , Lyubetsky and Loyevsky ( 1580 - 1584 ), the chestnut Vladimir-Volynsky ( 1568 - 1572 ), the governor Bratslavsky ( 1571 - 1576 ) and Volyn ( 1576 - 1584 ).
| Andrey Ivanovich Vishnevetsky | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Roman Fedorovich Sangushko | ||||||
| Successor | Janusz Zbarazhsky | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Bogush Fedorovich Koretsky | ||||||
| Successor | Yanush Konstantinovich Ostrog | ||||||
| Birth | about 1528 | ||||||
| Death | 1584 | ||||||
| Kind |  Vishnevets | ||||||
| Father | Ivan Mikhailovich Vishnevetsky | ||||||
| Mother | Anastasia Olizarovich | ||||||
| Spouse | Evfimiya Yurievna Verzhbitskaya | ||||||
| Children | Anna, Alexandra, Sophia and Elzbiet | ||||||
| Religion | Orthodoxy | ||||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Properties
- 3 Family
- 4 References and Sources
- 5 notes
Biography
It came from the rich and noble tycoon of the princes of the Vishnevets coat of arms “ Pursuit ”. The third son of Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Vishnevetsky ( 1490 - 1542 ) and Anastasia Olizarovich. In 1564, after the death of his childless elder brother Dmitry Ivanovich Vishnevetsky, Andrei inherited his vast land holdings in Volyn. In 1564 , according to the description of the collected Lithuanian gentry militia, Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky was able to expose 71 horsemen from his Volyn and Lithuanian estates, including 57 hussars and 14 Cossacks.
In 1568, Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky was appointed Vladimir-Volynsky's coughman. In the next 1569, Andrey Vishnevetsky, together with the princes Konstantin Ostrozhsky , Roman Sangushko , Alexander Chartorysky, his brother Konstantin Vishnevetsky and Andrey Kapusta, became part of the delegation of the Ukrainian magnate princes, who participated in the Polish-Lithuanian congress in Lublin . In negotiations with Polish senators and nobles, Ukrainian princes achieved the preservation of the rights and privileges of the Ukrainian gentry, free religion and the Old Russian language. After that, the Ukrainian princes signed the Union of Lublin between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
In 1570, Prince Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky came into conflict over disputed lands with the noble Moscow defector Prince Andrei Mikhailovich Kurbsky . Between them there were military clashes and lawsuits. In 1571, Andrei Vishnevetsky received the post of governor of Bratslavsky and began to lead the defense of the southern possessions of the Commonwealth from the Crimean Tatar attacks. In 1573, he participated in the election of the French prince Heinrich of Anjou to the Polish royal throne and the development of the so-called "Henrykus articles . " In 1574, the Polish king Heinrich Valois published a station wagon, in which he supported Andrei Vishnevetsky in his border dispute with Andrei Kurbsky . After the flight of Henry of France from Poland, Andrei Kurbsky did not comply with the royal order. In 1575, the new Polish king, Stefan Batory, reached a compromise between Andrei Wisniewiecki and Andrei Kurbski . In 1576, Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky was appointed governor of Volyn . The following 1577, Andrei Vishnevetsky was unable to repel a new invasion of the Crimean Tatars, who captured and burned the city of Vishnevets , the family residence of the Vishnevets . Only in 1582, Andrei Vishnevetsky was able to restore the family castle. He participated in the Livonian war against the Russian state. In 1581, the governor of Volyn Prince Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky participated in the third campaign of the Polish king Stefan Batory to Pskov .
In 1580, Prince Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky received from the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Stefan Batory a Lutsk , Lubetsk and Loevsky headman . In 1584, the governor of Volyn Prince Andrei Ivanovich Vishnevetsky died.
Holdings
"Popis of the Lithuanian army in 1567" recorded the following possessions of Prince Andrei Vishnevetsky:
“A month of centera is 26 days. Prince Andrei Vishnevetsky takes his sons - from Vishnevets to Povet Kremenitsky; from Viduti to Povety Volodimersky; from Sein to Povet Gorodensky; from Uzlovits to Povety Slonimsky; from Poteikovich in Novogrudsky Povety; from Rakov, z Derevnoy, z Baksht in the Mensky district; from Belagrud in the Lida district; from Vaskovich in the same district; from Dyaviltova in the Vilensky district; from Shveksht to Zhomoit; from Kasut and Zanarochi; from Khotov, from Otmut in Mensky district, the total number of horses was one hundred twenty-two Zbroyno - according to the Hussars, one hundred Chotyri, and according to the Cossack, they are eighteen, PNC., attached. “The same prince Andrei Vishnevetsky, at that post, set up seventy-two drabs" [1] .
Family
He was married to Euphemia Yurievna Verzhbitskaya ( 1539 - 1589 ), from whom she had four daughters. Children:
- Anna Andreevna Vishnevetskaya ( 1569 - 1595 ), wife of the governor of Vitebsk Nikolay Sapieha (c. 1545 - 1599 )
- Sofya Andreevna Vishnevetskaya ( 1568 - 1619 ), 1st husband of the governor of Minsk Yana Pat , 2nd husband of the Russian elder Krzysztof Wenceslas Shemet
- Alexandra Andreevna Vishnevetskaya (d. After 1612 ), 1st husband of the elder Lutsky , Prince Jerzy (Yuri) Ivanovich Chartorysky , 2nd husband of the Volhynian chestnut Jan Ledokhovsky
- Elzhbeta Andreevna Vishnevetskaya ( 1569 - 1596 ), wife of the governors of Trok and Vilensky, Prince Nikolai Radziwill "Orphans" ( 1549 - 1616 ) since 1584 .
References and Sources
- Complete genealogy of the Zbarazhsky and Vishnevetsky
- Site of the Vishnevetsky clan
- Russian Biographical Dictionary : In 25 volumes / under the supervision of A. A. Polovtsov. 1896-1918.
Notes
- ↑ Lithuanian Metric. Division one. Part Three: Public Affairs Books. Censuses of the Lithuanian Army / Russian Historical Library, published by the Imperial Archaeographic Commission. T.33. - Petrograd, 1915. - S. 469-470.