Mikołaj Kamieniecki h. Pilawa (1460 – 15 April 1515) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) and the first Great Hetman of the Crown.[1]

Mikołaj Kamieniecki
Coat of armsPilawa
Born1460
Odrzykoń, Poland
Died15 April 1515 (aged 54–55)
Kraków, Poland
Noble familyKamieniecki
FatherHenryk Kamieniecki
MotherKatarzyna Pieniążkówna h. Jelita

Mikołaj was the oldest son of castellan of Sanok Henryk Kamieniecki and Katarzyna Pieniążkówna. He was owner of Węglówka, Kombornia, Wola Komborska, Jabłonica, Malinówka and the Kamieniec (ger. Erenberg) castle in Odrzykoń. A trusted co-worker of King Jan I Olbracht and Kazimierz Jagiellończyk.

He became castellan of Sandomierz, voivode of the Kraków Voivodship and was Great Hetman of the Crown from 1503 until 1515.

Mikołaj defeated Vlachs in the Battle of Czerniowce during the Moldavian campaign in 1509 and Turks in 1512 in the Battle of Łopuszno.

Marriage and issue

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Mikołaj married Anna Tarnowska-Melsztyńska h. Leliwa in ca. 1480 but remained childless.[2][3]

Bibliography

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  • Mikołaj Kamieniecki, Polski Słownik Biograficzny, T. 11, s. 517

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mikołaj Kamieniecki (1460-1515) – pierwszy wielki hetman".
  2. ^ "Genealogia dynastyczna". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
  3. ^ "Mikołaj Kamieniecki z Moskorzowa h. Pilawa".