Piotr Firlej
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Piotr Firlej | |
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| Coat of arms | Lewart |
| Died | 1553 |
| Noble family | Firlej |
| Consort | (Topor) |
| Father | Mikołaj Firlej |
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Piotr Firlej (died 1553) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).
Firlej married and together they had three children: Jan Firlej, and .
Piotr became voivode of Lublin Voivodship in 1537 and voivode of Ruthenian Voivodship in 1545. In 1514 he participated in the Battle of Orsza and was a trusted adviser of Queen Bona Sforza and King Zygmunt II August. He founded the cities of Janowiec and Lubartów and built castles there.
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