Hlebavičiai or Hlebowicz family (Polish: Hlebowicz) were a magnate family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 15th–17th centuries. They originated from Lithuania Proper and they were Roman Catholic.
The family is mentioned in The Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Notable members
- Hleb (15th century) - founder of the family, voivode of Smolensk
- Stanisław Hlebowicz (d 1513) - voivode of Polotsk
- Mikołaj Hlebowicz (d 1514) - starost of Drohiczyn and Slonim
- Jerzy Hlebowicz (d. 1520) - voivode of Smolensk
- Jan Hlebowicz (1480–1549) - voivode of Vilna, Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
- Mikołaj II Hlebowicz (d. 1632) - voivode of Smolensk, castellan of Vilna
- Jerzy Karol Hlebowicz (d. 1669) - voivode of Smolensk
- Henryk Hlebowicz (1904–1941) - blessed in Catholic Church
References
- ^ Petrauskas, Rimvydas. "Hlebavičiai". Vle.lt (in Lithuanian).
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