Marcin Kazanowski

For other Marcin Kazanowski, see Marcin Kazanowski (?-1587)

Marcin Kazanowski
Noble Family	Kazanowski
Coat of Arms	Grzymała
Parents	Mikołaj Kazanowski Katarzyna N.
Consorts	Katarzyna Starzycka
Children	Dominik Aleksander Kazanowski
Date of Birth	1563/66
Place of Birth	?
Date of Death	October 19, 1636
Place of Death	?

Marcin Kazanowski, (1563/1566-19th October 1636, the year of birth is not certain due to several conflicting sources) was a noble (szlachcic), magnate, castellan of Halice from 1622, voivode of Podole Voivodship from 1632 and Field Crown Hetman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1633.

Married to Katarzyna Starzycka in 1600. Parent of Dominik Aleksander Kazanowski (1605-1648), voivode of Bracław.

His family, the Kazanowski family, descendants of Komesi Mediolańcy founded to town of Kazanów in 1566.

Under hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, he was one of the commanding officers in the Battle of Górzno in 1629 against the Swedes.

A legend states that during one of battles against Tatars, hetman Kazanowski discovered a painting of Madonna Bołszowiecka. This was viewed by his troops as a miracle and boosted their morale, leading to a victory.

Under king Władysław IV Waza, he also participated in the wars against the Russian Empire.

See also

• Adam Kazanowski
• Marcin Kazanowski (?-1587)
• Zygmunt Kazanowski

External links

• Battle of Górzno, in Polish
• Legend of Madonna Bolszowiecka discovery in Polish
• Kazanowski family genealogy

See also: Marcin Kazanowski, 1563, 1566, 1600, 1622, 1629, 1632