Dymitr Sanguszko
Fiodor Sanguszko’s son and Roman’s brother. His marriage to Halszka Ostrogska provoked a conflict over the young woman’s guardianship and inheritance.
Life of Dymitr Sanguszko
Lithuanian service
He was raised at Sigismund Augustus’s court and received offices as a starosta. His family held interests in Volhynia and on the Grand Duchy’s frontiers.
References: Polski Słownik Biograficzny · Dymitr Sanguszko
The marriage conflict
The dispute over his marriage to Halszka forced him to flee. He was captured and killed at Jaroměř in 1554.
References: Polski Słownik Biograficzny · Dymitr Sanguszko
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Key details
Death: 1554 Documented
Role: Prince / Starosta
Other recorded names: Dymitr Sanguszko · Dimitri Sanguszko
Dynasty: Sanguszko
Territories: Poland (ES) · Lithuania (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
2 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (1/1 with a precise source)
- DeathDocumented
1554
Biographical fact confirmed by the source.
Family and relationships (1/1 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Fiodor Sanguszko
Paternal relationship confirmed by the source.
Biographical and contextual references (1)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
