Zofia Mielecka

Polish noble
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPolish noble
PlacesPoland
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth1566
Death1619Kretinga, Kretinga District Municipality, Klaipėda County, Lithuania (aged 53 years)
Family
Mother:Elżbieta Radziwiłł
Father:Mikołaj Mielecki
Spouse:Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1593-1619)
Children:Jeronimas Krizostomas Chodkevičius Anna Scholastyka Chodkiewicz
The details

Biography

Gryf coat of arms of the Mielecki family

Mielecki (plural: Mieleccy, feminine form: Mielecka) was a family of knights, a branch of the Gryffin Clan. The founders and former owners of the City of Mielec.

History

It is believed that their progenitor could be Pawlik z Mielec, mentioned in 1224. The first documented ancestor was Jakub Trestka, castellan of Brzesc in 1334. The Mielecki of Gryf family line died out in 1771.

Notable members

  • Stanislaw z Mielca, Royal Rotmistrz, castellan of Połaniec, married Elżbieta Tęczyńska h. Topór
    • Jan Mielecki, Grand Marshal of the Crown, married Anna Koła h. Junosza
      • Mikołaj Mielecki, Voivode of Podole and Grand Hetman of the Crown, married Elżbieta Radziwiłł h. Trąby
        • Zofia Mielecka, married Prince Szymon Olelkowicz Słucki h. Pogoń Litewska and Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz h. Kościesza

Coat of arms

The family used the Gryf coat of arms.

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