Grigory Bogdanovich Volovich (d. 1577 ) - statesman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , diplomat. The gospodar nobleman (from 1548 ), the mayor of Grodno ( 1558 - 1566 ), the marshal's yard ( 1560 - 1563 ), the gospodar hunter ( 1567 - 1574 ), the governor of Smolensk ( 1571 - 1577 ), the head of Mstislavl ( 1548 - 1567 ), Miletsky, the sovereign Eijitzky, Kanyavsky, Vornjansky and Zelvensky ( 1558 - 1569 ).
| Grigory Volovich | |
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| Birth name | Grigory Bogdanovich Volovich |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Date of death | 1577 |
| Nationality | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Occupation | statesman |
| Father | Bogdan Volovich |
| Spouse | Katerina Yurlevna |
| Children | Jerome Volovich , Roman, Peter |
Biography
The representative of the Lithuanian noble family Volovichi emblem "Bogoria" . The son of Bogdan Volovich , whose father, Grynko Khodkevich (Grigory Fedorovich) Volovich, the equestrian of the Grand Duke of Lithuania (1459) was the ancestor of the Volovich family. Sibling of Ostafy Bogdanovich , Chancellor of the Great Lithuanian (1579-1587).
In 1563, Grigory Bogdanovich was sent as ambassador to Moscow to the court of Tsar Ivan the Terrible .
Mentioned as the inspector of forests and forests in 1559.
By decree of Sigismund II Augustus founded the city of Vasilkow (now Podlaskie Voivodeship , in Poland ).
He moved from Orthodoxy to Calvinism , and later became a Catholic .
Around 1564, he married Katerina Yurlevna, the widow of Prince Matvey Bogdanovich Oginsky, the head of the coven. Jerome , the Lithuanian sub-chancellor , Roman, the headman Rogachevsky and Peter, the Lithuanian cupcake were born in the marriage.
Literature
- Vyalikae of the Principality of Litoskae: Enceklapedyya. At 3 t / red. G.P. Pashkoў іnsh. (belor.)
Links
- Teslenko I. Rodin clan Єрличів. (Ukrainian)