Piotr Kmita Sobieński

Who was Piotr Kmita Sobieński?

Piotr Kmita Sobieński, Piotr Kmita Sobiński of the Kmita noble family, Count of Wiśnicz, Szreniawa, was Grand Marshal of the Crown from 1529 onwards, voivode and starosta of Kraków, starosta of Spiš, starosta of Przemyśl, starosta of Koleński, Castellan of Sandomierz, one of the richest and most influential persons in contemporary Poland. He was the heir of 28 villages, including Wiśnicz, Sobienia and many royal estates, among others, Lipnica Murowana.