Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (Lithuanian: Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius, Belarusian: Ян Караль Хадкевіч ; c.1561 – 24 September 1621) was a military commander of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, who was from 1601 Field Hetman of Lithuania, and from 1605 Grand Hetman of Lithuania. He was one of the most prominent noblemen and military commanders of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth of his era. His coat of arms was Chodkiewicz, as was his family name.
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1560 Vilnius, Lithuania
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24 September 1621 (aged 61) Khotyn, Ukraine
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