Kasztelana sandomierskiego Mikołaja Spytka Ligęzy (ok. 1563–1637) sprawy rodzinne i majątkowe. Przyczynek do genealogii i dziejów gorzyckiej linii rodziny Ligęzów herbu Półkozic
Family and property matters of Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza (ca. 1563–1637), the castellan of Sandomierz. Contribution to the genealogy and history of the Gorzyce line of the Ligęza family, Półkozic coat of arms

Summary/Abstract: Presented article is dedicated to the life and the (closer and a little more distant) family of the castellan of Sandomierz, Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza, Półkozic coat of arms (ca. 1563–1637), who was man of many talents, respected by contemporaries and well assessed by posterity. The author introduces a number of significant corrections and additions to the genealogy of the Gorzyce branch of the Ligęza family. This includes the most important events from the biography of the parents of the protagonist of this study. Based on the discovered sources, the author analyses the reasons as to why their marriage broke up and describes the material conditions of their separation. He presents also the fate of Mikołaj Spytek’s only brother, as well as his two sisters and their offspring. The author focuses also on the broadly understood family of the later castellan of Sandomierz, i.e. brothers and sisters of his father, as well as on his mother’s sisters and their husbands. During his long life, Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza was in touch with the children of his uncles and aunts, and therefore this article includes a full list of such relatives. The children of numerous first cousins of the castellan of Sandomierz are also included. Additionally, the article sheds light on important details in the biography of Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza, such as a proposition to postpone his birth date to early 1563. The history of two marriages of Mikołaj Spytek is analysed, proving that the information on his first marriage with Zofia Rzeszowska, Doliwa coat of arms, which exists in the literature on the subject, is incorrect. Furthermore, the author also establishes the state of landed possessions of the parents of the later castellan of Sandomierz and describes Mikołaj Spytek’s endeavours in this field. At the end of his life, according to the author, castellan of Sandomierz owned a slightly smaller land estate than previously believed. Moreover, the article deals with the history of the marital relationships of two daughters of Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza from his second marriage – Zofia Pudencjanna, wife of Władysław Dominik prince Ostrogski-Zasławski and Konstancja, married to Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski in 1637. Finally, the author briefly presents the fate of the latifundium created by Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza, which, initially divided between his daughters, was merged again in 1653, eventually falling into the hands of the Lubomirski family.

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