Wincenty Aleksander Gosiewski (G±siewski), of ¦lepowron
coat of arms (d. 1662)
Marshal of the regular Seym in Warsaw 21 XI-24 XII 1650
Grand Master of the Pantry of Lithuania from 1646, Grand Treasurer ol
Lithuania from 1652, Field Hetman of Lithuania from 1654.
He fought with the Cossacks (1648-51), distinguished himself
in the battlefields of £ojowo (1649) and Chernobyl (1651). At the time
of the Swedish invasion in 1655 he signed the act of recognizing
King Charles Gustavus at Kiejdany. Then he objected to the Kiejdany
pact and was imprisoned by Janusz Radziwi³³. Having been released
he waged war against the Swedes in Lithuania. He took part in
the battle of Warsaw (1656). Sent by Jan Kazimierz to Prussia,
he scored a victory at Prostki. He concluded the Welawa-Bydgoszcz
treaties with Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick Wilhelm.
Defeated by the Russians at Werki (1658), he was taken prisoner.
On coming back home in 1662, he joined the pro-French camp.
He attempted to make the confederate Lithuanian army support
the court policy. Accused of treason by the confederates, he was
kidnapped from Vilna and shot.
Portrait of Wincenty Aleksander Gosiewski, 17th c.
- painter undefined,
- oil canvas; 92cm x 67cm
- The National Museum in Warsaw (cat. no 131450 MNW)