Stanisław Kiszka

Stanisław Piotrowicz Kiszka (Lithuanian: Stanislovas Kiška; died in 1513 or 1514) was a noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He became the founder of the House of Kiszka. He was sent on diplomatic missions to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Kingdom of Poland. During the Second Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1500–03), he successfully defended Smolensk and became Great Hetman (commander of the army). Shortly before his death, Kiszka also became Grand Marshal of Lithuania.

Kiszka started his political career as a stolnik (royal pantler) and starosta of Lida in 1488. In 1492, Alexander Jagiellon became the Grand Duke of Lithuania. During his first years, Alexander appointed 11 Grand Duke's marshals which signified his desire to build an inner circle. Kiszka became marshal in 1492. During the reign of Alexander, Kiszka served as a diplomatic envoy to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Kingdom of Poland. The first of Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars ended in 1494 and resulted in substantial territorial losses for Lithuania. Alexander's marriage to Helena of Moscow, daughter of Ivan III of Russia, gave Moscow further pretexts to interfere in Lithuanian affairs. During that tense time, Kiszka was a member of delegations dealing with Russian matters in 1494, 1495, 1498, 1500. Kiszka was also sent to diplomatic missions to Poland in 1492, 1495, 1496 where Alexander's brother John I Albert was elected as King.

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