Katarzyna Tomicka
Polish noblewoman (c.1517–1551) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katarzyna Tomicka (c.1517–1551) was a Polish noblewoman,[1] known as the sister-in-law and opponent of her sister-in-law queen Barbara Radziwiłł.
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Katarzyna Tomicka z Iwna | |
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Coat of arms | Łodzia |
Born | 1516/1518 Iwno, near Kostrzyn |
Died | 1551 Wilno, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
Family | Tomicki |
Consort | Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł |
Issue | Mikołaj Radziwiłł Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł Barbara Radziwiłł |
Father | Jan Tomicki h. Łodzia |
Mother | Barbara Potulicka h. Grzymała |
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Katarzyna was born in Iwno, the third daughter of podkomorzy of Kalisz, Jan Tomicki h. Łodzia and sister-aunt of the Court Marshal and Bishop of Kraków, Piotr Tomicki h. Łodzia. She died in Wilno.
Her sons initiated the so-called "Calvinist lineage" of the Radziwiłł family. The male line expired in 1669.