Barbara Kolanka Explained

Barbara Kolanka
House-Type:Szlachta
Noble Family:House of Koła (by birth)
Radziwiłł (by marriage)
Coa:Junosza
Father:Paweł Koła h. Junosza
Mother:Bruneta z Chodcza h. Ogończyk
Spouse:Jerzy Radziwiłł h. Trąby
Spouse-Type:Spouse
Issue:with Jerzy Radziwiłł:
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
Anna Elżbieta Radziwiłł
Barbara Radziwiłł
Birth Date:End of the 15th century
Birth Place:Dalejów
Death Date:1550

Barbara Kolanka or Barbara Kołówna h. Junosza (end of the 15th century–1550) was a Polish noblewoman. She is best known as the mother of queen Barbara Radziwiłł and Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł.

Biography

A direct descendant to Elisabeth of Pilcza, the Queen consort to Ladislaus II of Poland, she was born in late 15th century to Paweł Koła (or Kola) of Dalejów and Żółtanice, a prominent Polish politician. Her father was a Chamberlain (since 1490) and castellan of Halicz who in 1502 rose to the rank of Voivod of Podolia. Her mother was Bruneta of Chodcza. She had three older brothers, one of whom (Jan Koła) rose to the rank of Grand Hetman of The Crown.

Marriage and issue

In ca. 1515 she married Jerzy "Herkules" Radziwiłł. They had three children:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genealogia dynastyczna . 2013-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219161450/http://genealogia.grocholski.pl/gd/osoba.php?id=000691 . 2013-12-19 . dead .