Piotr Firlej

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Piotr Firlej
Noble Family	Firlej
Coat of Arms	Lewart
Parents	Mikołaj Firlej Anna Mielecka
Consorts	Katarzyna Teczynska (Topor)
Children	with Katarzyna Tęczyńska Jan Firlej Mikołaj Firlej Andrzej Firlej
Date of Birth	?
Place of Birth	?
Date of Death	November 1, 1553
Place of Death	?

Piotr Firlej (d. 1553) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).

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 and King Zygmunt II August. He founded the cities of Janowiec and Lubartów and built castles there.