Katarzyna Tomicka (c.1517–1551) was a Polish noblewoman,[1] known as the sister-in-law and opponent of her sister-in-law queen Barbara Radziwiłł.
Katarzyna Tomicka z Iwna | |
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| Coat of arms | Łodzia |
| Born | 1516/1518 Iwno, near Kostrzyn |
| Died | 1551 Wilno, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Family | Tomicki |
| Consort | Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł |
| Issue | Mikołaj Radziwiłł Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł Barbara Radziwiłł |
| Father | Jan Tomicki h. Łodzia |
| Mother | Barbara Potulicka h. Grzymała |
Katarzyna was born in Iwno, the third daughter of podkomorzy of Kalisz, Jan Tomicki h. Łodzia and sister-aunt of the Court Marshal and Bishop of Kraków, Piotr Tomicki h. Łodzia. She died in Wilno.
Her sons initiated the so-called "Calvinist lineage" of the Radziwiłł family. The male line expired in 1669.
Marriage and issue edit
Katarzyna married Mikołaj "Rudy" Radziwiłł around 1542 and had three children:
- Mikołaj Radziwiłł, married Aleksandra Wiśniowiecka h. Korybut and later Zofia Helena Hlebowicz Połońska h. Leliwa
- Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł, was married to Katarzyna Sobek z Sulejówka h. Brochowicz, Princess Katarzyna Ostrogska, Katarzyna Tęczyńska h. Tópor and Princess Elizaveta Ostrogska
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Bibliography edit
- Besala J., Barbara Radziwiłłówna i Zygmunt August, Świat Książki, Warszawa 2007, ISBN 978-83-7391-715-6, s. 138, 142.
- Boniecki A., Poczet rodów w Wielkiém Księstwie Litewskiém w XV i XVI wieku, Warszawa 1887, s. 279 (e-biblioteka Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego).
References edit
- ^ "Genealogia dynastyczna". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
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