Hlebavičiai
Polish noble family of Ruthenian descent
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Hlebavičiai or Hlebowicz family (Polish: Hlebowicz) were a magnate family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 15th–17th centuries.[1] They originated from Lithuania Proper and they were Roman Catholic.[1]
The family is mentioned in The Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Notable members
- Hleb (15th century) - founder of the family, voivode of Smolensk
- Stanisław Hlebowicz (d 1513) - voivode of Polotsk
- Mikołaj Hlebowicz (d 1514) - starost of Drohiczyn and Slonim
- Jerzy Hlebowicz (d. 1520) - voivode of Smolensk
- Jan Hlebowicz (1480–1549) - voivode of Vilna, Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
- Mikołaj II Hlebowicz (d. 1632) - voivode of Smolensk, castellan of Vilna
- Jerzy Karol Hlebowicz (d. 1669) - voivode of Smolensk
- Henryk Hlebowicz (1904–1941) - blessed in Catholic Church
