Hrehory Chodkiewicz
Hrehory Chodkiewicz | |
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| Coat of arms | Kościesza (Chodkiewicz) |
| Born | c. 1514 |
| Died | 12 November 1572 or 19 November 1573 |
| Noble family | Chodkiewicz |
| Spouse | Katarzyna Wisniowiecka |
| Issue | Anna Aleksandra Andrzej Aleksander Zofia |
| Father | Aleksander Chodkiewicz |
| Mother | Wasylissa Jaroslawowiczówna Hołowczyńska |
Hrehory Chodkiewicz (Lithuanian: Grigalius Chodkevičius, Ukrainian: Григорій Олександрович Ходкевич, romanized: Hryhorii 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.