Castellans of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were the lowest rank of territorial official who could sit in the Senate of Poland. Their numbers varied over time and with the shifting borders of the Commonwealth.
With the exception of the Castellan of Kraków, whose seat was representative of the Commonwealth's capital until 1596, Castellans were usually considered subordinate to Voivodes. Two castellans in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania - those of Vilnius and Trakai - were also considered privileged, and had a status equal to a voivode. Castellans were in charge of a subdivision of a Voivodship called a Castellany (Polish: Kasztelania) until the late 15th century when domains were administratively divided into provinces in the case of larger castellanies and powiats for smaller castellanies.
From 1565, the principle of "incompatibilitas" - "incompatibility" - precluded Voivodes and Castellans from holding a second ministerial role, except for the post of Hetman.
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The list below is based on data from 1569. The number of castellans changed in later centuries.
Distinguished Castellans Kasztelanowie Wyróżnieni — of Kraków, Vilnius and Trakai were seated alongside the Voivodes:
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Castellans of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Castellans of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth were the lowest rank of territorial official who could sit in the Senate of Poland Their numbers varied over time and with the shifting borders of the Commonwealth In the Kingdom of Poland and later in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Castellans Polish Kasztelan usually deferred to the higher ranking Voivodes Polish Wojewoda excepting three Distinguished Castellans of the cities of Trakai Vilnius and of Krakow who ranked higher than the Voivodes Competences editWith the exception of the Castellan of Krakow whose seat was representative of the Commonwealth s capital until 1596 Castellans were usually considered subordinate to Voivodes Two castellans in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania those of Vilnius and Trakai were also considered privileged and had a status equal to a voivode Castellans were in charge of a subdivision of a Voivodship called a Castellany Polish Kasztelania until the late 15th century when domains were administratively divided into provinces in the case of larger castellanies and powiats for smaller castellanies From 1565 the principle of incompatibilitas incompatibility precluded Voivodes and Castellans from holding a second ministerial role except for the post of Hetman List editThe list below is based on data from 1569 The number of castellans changed in later centuries Distinguished Castellans Kasztelanowie Wyroznieni of Krakow Vilnius and Trakai were seated alongside the Voivodes Castellan of Krakow kasztelan krakowski Seat Krakow Seated in the Senate above the Voivode of Krakow Castellan of Vilnius kasztelan wilenski Seat Vilnius Seated 6th in the Senate after the Voivode of Sandomierz and before the Voivode of Kalisz Castellan of Trakai kasztelan trocki Seat Trakai Seated 10th in the Senate after the Voivode of Sieradz and before the Voivode of Leczyca Kasztelanowie Wieksi Krzeslowi 31 Major Castellans Greater Castellan of Poznan Seat Poznan Greater Castellan of Sandomierz Seat Sandomierz Greater Castellan of Kalisz Seat Kalisz Greater Castellan of Wojnicz Seat Wojnicz Greater Castellan of Gniezno Seat Gniezno Greater Castellan of Sieradz Seat Sieradz Greater Castellan of Leczyca Seat Leczyca Greater Castellan of Samogitia Seat Samogitia Greater Castellan of Brzesc Kujawski Seat Brzesc Kujawski Greater Castellan of Kijow Seat Kijow Kyiv also Kiev Greater Castellan of Inowroclaw Seat Inowroclaw Greater Castellan of Lwow Seat Lwow Lviv Greater Castellan of Wolyn Seat Wolyn Volhynia Greater Castellan of Kamieniec Seat Kamieniec Podolski Kamianets Podilskyi Greater Castellan of Smolensk Seat Smolensk Smolensk Greater Castellan of Lublin Seat Lublin Greater Castellan of Polock Seat Polock Polotsk Greater Castellan of Belsk Seat Belsk Belz Greater Castellan of Nowogrodek Seat Nowogrodek Novogrudok Greater Castellan of Plock Seat Plock Greater Castellan of Witebsk Seat Witebsk Vitebsk Greater Castellan of Czersk Seat Czersk Greater Castellan of Podlasie Seat Podlasie Greater Castellan of Rawa Seat Rawa Mazowiecka Greater Castellan of Brzesc Litewski Seat Brzesc Litewski Brest Greater Castellan of Chelmno Seat Chelmno Greater Castellan of Mscislaw Seat Mscislaw Mstsislaw Greater Castellan of Elblag Seat Elblag Greater Castellan of Braclaw Seat Braclaw Bratslav Greater Castellan of Gdansk Seat Gdansk Danzig Greater Castellan of Minsk Seat Minsk Greater Castellan of Wenden Seat Wenden Cesis added after 1569 Greater Castellan of Dorpat Seat Dorpat Tartu added after 1569 Greater Castellan of Parnawa Seat Parnawa Parnu added after 1569 Greater Castellan of Inflanty Seat Livonia replaced those of Wenden Dorpat and Parnawa in 1677 Greater Castellan of Czernihow Seat Czernihow Kasztelanowie Mniejsi Drazkowi 49 Minor Castellans Minor Castellan of Nowy Sacz Seat Nowy Sacz Minor Castellan of Miedzyrzecze Seat Miedzyrzecze Silesian Voivodeship Minor Castellan of Wislica Seat Wislica Minor Castellan of Biecz Seat Biecz Minor Castellan of Rogozno Seat Rogozno Minor Castellan of Radom Seat Radom Minor Castellan of Zawichost Seat Zawichost Minor Castellan of Lad Seat Lad Minor Castellan of Srem Seat Srem Minor Castellan of Zary Seat Zary Minor Castellan of Malogoszcz Seat Malogoszcz Minor Castellan of Wielun Seat Wielun Minor Castellan of Przemysl Seat Przemysl Minor Castellan of Halicz Seat Halicz Halych Minor Castellan of Sanok Seat Sanok Minor Castellan of Chelm Seat Chelm Minor Castellan of Dobrzyn Seat Dobrzyn Minor Castellan of Polaniec Seat Polaniec Minor Castellan of Przemet Seat Przemet Minor Castellan of Krzywina Seat Krzywina Minor Castellan of Czchow Seat Czchow Minor Castellan of Naklo Seat Naklo Minor Castellan of Rozprza Seat Rozprza Minor Castellan of Biechow Seat Biechow Minor Castellan of Bydgoszcz Seat Bydgoszcz Minor Castellan of Brzeziny Seat Brzeziny Minor Castellan of Kruszwica Seat Kruszwica Minor Castellan of Oswiecim Seat Oswiecim Minor Castellan of Kamiensk Seat Kamiensk Minor Castellan of Spycimierz Seat Spycimierz Minor Castellan of Inowlodz Seat Inowlodz Minor Castellan of Kowale Seat Kowal Minor Castellan of Santok Seat Santok Minor Castellan of Sochaczew Seat Sochaczew Minor Castellan of Warsaw Seat Warsaw Minor Castellan of Gostyniec Seat Gostyniec or Goslice Minor Castellan of Wizna Seat Wizna Minor Castellan of Raciaz Seat Raciaz Minor Castellan of Sierpc Seat Sierpc Minor Castellan of Wyszogrod Seat Wyszogrod Minor Castellan of Rypin Seat Rypin Minor Castellan of Zakroczym Seat Zakroczym Minor Castellan of Ciechanowice Seat Ciechanowice Minor Castellan of Liw Seat Liw Minor Castellan of Slonsk Seat Slonsk present Ciechocinek Minor Castellan of Lubaczow Seat Lubaczow Kasztelanowie Konarscy Koniuszy 3 Equerry Castellans Minor Konary Castellan of Sieradz Seat Sieradz Minor Konary Castellan of Leczyca Seat Leczyca Minor Konary Castellan of Inowroclaw Seat InowroclawBibliography editUrzedy Staropolskie Przemyslaw Bielewicz in Polish Urzedy glowne i sejmowanie do polowy XVIII w Dzieje administracji w Polsce w zarysie Feliks Koneczny in Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Castellans of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth amp oldid 1171226155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
