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House of Kmita


The Kmita (plural: Kmitowie) was a magnate family from Little Poland.

The progenitor of the family was a noble from Lesser Poland Jasiek z Wiśnicza i Damianic (died after 1363). His son Jan (c. 1340-1376) became starost of and his grandson Piotr voivode of Krakow. Piotrs grandson Dobiesław (died 1478), became Voivode of Lublin and Sandomierz and his nephew Piotr (c. 1442-1505) Grand Marshal of the Crown and voivode of Krakow, as same as his nephew Piotr (ok. 1477–1553), who was also a collaborator of Queen Bona. With his death the Kmita family of Szreniawa has expired.

The family coat of arms was Szreniawa.

Castle in Nowy Wiśnicz

Castle in Lesko

Ruins of the Castle of Sobień


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