Podstoli
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Podstoli was a court office in Poland
and Lithuania
. A Podstoli was the deputy of a Stolnik
, and was responsible for the King's pantry
.
From the 14th century, this was an honorary district office in Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania
, and later in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. A Podstoli was the deputy of a Stolnik
Stolnik
Stolnik was a court office in Poland and Muscovy, responsible for serving the royal table.- Stolnik in Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania : In Crown of Poland under the first Piast dukes and kings, this was a court office....
, and was responsible for the King's pantry
Pantry
A pantry is a room where food, provisions or dishes are stored and served in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen. The derivation of the word is from the same source as the Old French term paneterie; that is from pain, the French form of the Latin panis for bread.In a late medieval hall, there were...
.
From the 14th century, this was an honorary district office in Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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...
, and later in 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...
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- Podstoli wielki koronny - Crown Great Deputy Master of the Pantry
- Podstoli wielki litewski - Lithuanian Great Deputy Master of the Pantry
- Podstoli koronny - Crown Deputy Master of the Pantry
- Podstoli litewski - Lithuanian Deputy Master of the Pantry
- Podstoli nadworny koronny - Crown Deputy Court Master of the Pantry
- Podstoli nadworny litewski - Lithuanian Deputy Court Master of the Pantry
- Podstoli ziemski - District Master of the Pantry