Marcin Kazanowski

For other Marcin Kazanowski, see Marcin Kazanowski (?-1587).

Marcin Kazanowski Kazanowski
Noble Family
Coat of Arms	Grzymała
Parents	Mikołaj Kazanowski Katarzyna Korycinska
Consorts	Katarzyna Starzycka
Children	Dominik Aleksander Kazanowski
Date of Birth	1563/66
Place of Birth	?
Date of Death	October 19, 1636
Place of Death	?

Marcin Kazanowski, (1563/1566 - 19 October 1636, the year of birth is not certain due to several conflicting sources) was a noble (szlachcic), magnate, castellan of Halice from 1622, voivode of Podole Voivodeship from 1632 and Field Crown Hetman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1633.

Married to Katarzyna Starzycka in 1600. Parent of Dominik Aleksander Kazanowski (1605-1648), voivode of Bracław.

Grzymała Coat of Arms

His family, the Kazanowski family, descendants of Mediolan Comeses founded to town of Kazanów in 1566.

Under hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, he was one of the commanding officers in the Battle of Górzno in 1629 against the Swedes.

The discovery legend of the Madonna Bołszowiecka relates that during one of battles against Tatars, hetman Kazanowski discovered the icon of the Blessed Virgin. This was viewed by his troops as a miracle and boosted their morale, leading to a victory.

Under king Władysław IV Waza, he also participated in the wars against the Russian Empire.

See also

• Adam Kazanowski
• Marcin Kazanowski (?-1587)
• Zygmunt Kazanowski

External links

• Battle of Górzno (Polish)
• Legend of Madonna Bolszowiecka discovery (Polish)
• Kazanowski family genealogy