Hrehory Chodkiewicz

Hrehory Chodkiewicz
Coat of armsKościesza (Chodkiewicz)
Bornc. 1514
Died12 November 1572 or 19 November 1573
Noble familyChodkiewicz
SpouseKatarzyna Wisniowiecka
IssueAnna
Aleksandra
Andrzej
Aleksander
Zofia
FatherAleksander Chodkiewicz
MotherWasylissa Jaroslawowiczówna Hołowczyńska

Hrehory Chodkiewicz (Lithuanian: Grigalius Chodkevičius, Ukrainian: Григорій Олександрович Ходкевич, romanizedHryhorii Oleksandrovych Khodkevych; c. 1514 – 12 November 1572 or 19 November 1573) was a Ruthenian noble and military officer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was a son of Aleksander, brother of Hieronim and Yurii, and uncle of Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz. He commanded the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army during the latter part of the Livonian War after he had become the Grand Hetman of Lithuania in 1566.