Mscislaw Voivodeship
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Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...
(from second half of the 16th century - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
) since 15th century till the partitions of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795.
Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:
- Mscislaw
Voivodes
- Janusz Skumin TyszkiewiczJanusz Skumin TyszkiewiczJanusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz was a noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a politician, a sponsor of Baroque music and a writer...
(1621-1626) - Mikołaj Kiszka (1626-1636)
- Mikołaj Abramowicz (1643-1647)
- Fryderyk SapiehaFryderyk SapiehaFryderyk Sapieha was a Polish-Lithuanian noble from Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Voivode of Mścisław , podkomorzy of Vitebsk , starost of Ostryń . Studied in Vilnius and Ingolstadt. Deputy to Sejm in 1624. Fought in the Polish-Swedish War and Smolensk War with Muscovy ....
(VIII 1647-1650)