The Chodkiewicz Palace (or, in Lithuanian transliteration, Chodkevičiai Palace ) is a building in Old Town of Vilnius at 4 Didžioji St. Currently it is owned by the Lithuanian Art Museum .
4-546: Masonry buildings in the palace site date back to the 16th century. The current palace appearance is from the 19th century (1825–1834), most likely a project of the architect Tomas Tišeckis (Tomasz Tyszecki). At least eight generations of the Chodkiewicz family lived in the palace, until it was sold in 1811. Since 1994 it has been owned by the Lithuanian Art Museum and houses a picture gallery, administrative offices,
8-440: The Chodkiewicz coat of arms . In 1572, Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz converted from Calvinism to Roman Catholicism with his two sons, which made them the first Polonized generation of the once Lithuanian-Ruthenian family. Emperor Charles V granted them the title of Imperial Count . This Lithuanian history -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about Belarusian history
12-505: The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th and 17th century. Chodko Jurewicz , chamberlain to Grand Duke Vytenis , was probably the ancestor of the whole clan and gave it the name Chodkiewicz , meaning "son of Chodzko". Surnames were not used in that time, but apparently later in history, the name Chodzko became a surname after Christianization of Chodzko Juriewicz, father of Iwan (later Jan) Chodkiewicz. They bore
16-464: The library, archive and art storage. 54°40′50″N 25°17′20″E / 54.68056°N 25.28889°E / 54.68056; 25.28889 This article about a Lithuanian building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chodkiewicz The House of Chodkiewicz ( Belarusian : Хадкевіч ; Lithuanian : Chodkevičius ) was one of the most influential noble families of Lithuanian - Ruthenian descent within
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