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Michał Wiśniowiecki (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Вишневецький; died 1616) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth szlachcic, prince at Wiśniowiec, magnate, son of Michał Wiśniowiecki, grandfather of future Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth monarch, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki. Starost of Owrucz (Ovruch, Ukraine).
Michał Wiśniowiecki | |
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| Coat of arms | Korybut |
| Died | 1616 |
| Family | Wiśniowiecki |
| Consort | Regina Mohyła |
| Issue | Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki Anna Wiśniowiecka |
| Father | Michał Wiśniowiecki h. Korybut |
| Mother | Halszka Zenowiczówna h. Deszpot |
He took part in the Magnate wars in Moldavia and supported False Dmitriy I and False Dmitriy II during the Muscovite Time of Troubles and the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18). He was also involved in extinguishing Nalyvaiko Uprising.
His son Jeremi after his death was raised by his relative, Konstanty Wiśniowiecki and eventually became a powerful magnate, one of the most famous members of the Wiśniowiecki family. His daughter Anna Wiśniowiecka was a potential marriage candidate to the king Władysław IV Waza in 1636. Although Władysław was quite supportive of the marriage, it was blocked by the Sejm. Anna eventually married Zbigniew Firlej between 1636 and 1638.
Michał married Regina Wisniowiecka and had two children:
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