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{{Short description|Polish noble family}}
[[file:POL COA Szreniawa alt.svg|thumb|[[Szreniawa coat of arms]] of the Kmita family]]
[[file:Piotr Kmita Sobieński.JPG|thumb|Piotr Kmita Sobieński]]
[[file:Piotr Kmita.jpg|thumb|Gravestone of Piotr Kmita (died 1505) located in [[Wawel Cathedral]], Kraków]]
The '''Kmita''' (plural: '''Kmitowie''') was a [[magnate]] family from [[Lesser Poland|Little Poland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=3923245 |title=Encyklopedia PWN - Sprawdzić możesz wszędzie, zweryfikuj wiedzę w serwisie PWN - Kmitowie |website=encyklopedia.pwn.pl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106180253/http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=3923245 |archive-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>
==History==
The progenitor of the family was a [[szlachta|noble]] from Lesser Poland ''Jasiek z Wiśnicza i Damianic'' (died after 1363). His son Jan (c. 1340–1376) became [[starost]] of and his grandson Piotr [[voivode]] of [[Kraków]]. Piotrs grandson Dobiesław (died 1478), became [[Voivode of Lublin]] and [[Sandomierz]] and his nephew Piotr (c. 1442–1505) Grand Marshal of the Crown and voivode of Kraków, as same as his nephew Piotr (ok. 1477–1553), who was also a collaborator of Queen [[Bona Sforza|Bona]]. With his death the Kmita family of Szreniawa has expired.
==Notable members==
* [[Jan Kmita z Wiśnicza]] (died 1376), starost of Kraków
* [[Piotr Kmita]] (died 1409), [[Voivode of Kraków]]
* [[Dobiesław Kmita]] (died 1478), [[Voivode of Lublin]] and [[Sandomierz]]
* [[Piotr Kmita z Wiśnicza]] (1442–1505), [[Grand Marshal of the Crown]], Voivode of Kraków
* [[Piotr Kmita Sobieński]] (1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Kraków
* [[Daine Kmita Fagoti]] (1477–1553), Grand Marshal of the Crown, Voivode of Kraków
==Coat of arms==
The family coat of arms was [[Szreniawa Coat of Arms|Szreniawa]].
==Residences==
<gallery>
file:Zamek Nowy Wiśnicz z powietrza 1.jpg|Castle in [[Nowy Wiśnicz]]
file:Kmiter Burg.jpg|Castle in [[Lesko]]
Widok na San z góry Sobień.JPG|Ruins of the Castle of [[Sobień]]
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Kmicic]]
==References==
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