Chodkiewicz coat of arms explained

Chodkiewicz (Gryf z Mieczem) is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by the Chodkiewicz family in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. A variant of the Kościesza with the Gryf coat of arms and the notable longer family line as well as much bigger family than shown here.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

Chodkiewicz family
Chodko Jurewicz (c.1431–1447), founder of Chodkiewicz clan
Ivan Chodkiewicz (?–1484), founder of the Chodkiewicz family
Aleksander Chodkiewicz (1457–1549), voivode of the Nowogródek Voivodeship, Grand Marshal of Lithuania
Yurii Chodkiewicz (1524–1569), voivode of the Nowogródek Voivodeship
Hieronim Chodkiewicz (1500–1561), Grand Lithuanian Podczaszy, Elder of Samogitia, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz (1537–1579), Livonian hetman, Grand Lithuanian Marshall, castellan of Vilnius.
Hrehory Chodkiewicz (?–1572), Grand Hetman of Lithuania
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560–1621), Grand Hetman of Lithuania
Krzysztof Chodkiewicz (?–1652), castellan of Vilnius, voivode of Vilnius Voivodship
Jan Kazimierz Chodkiewicz (1616–1660), castellan of Vilnius
Anna Eufrozyna Chodkiewicz (c. 1600 – c. 1631), married Prokop Sieniawski in 1623
Teresa Chodkiewicz (1645–1672), married Stanisław Bonifacy Krasiński about 1667
Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz father of Rozalia Lubomirska 1768-1794