Bernard Pretwicz information

Bernard Pretwicz
Bernhard von Prittwitz, the "Terror Tartarorum", in 1541 (original hung in Warsaw Royal Castle)
Native name	Bernardus Pretwitz
Born	1500 Silesia
Died	1561 Trembowla
Allegiance	Silesia
Rank	Starost
Spouse(s)	Barbara Zawadzka
Children	3
Relations	Peter von Prittwitz

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Bernhard von Prittwitz (also Bernardus Pretwitz , Pret (t) ficz ; * around 1500 in Silesia; † 1561 in Trembowla ) was a Silesian officer in the service of the Polish Crown from the noble family those of Prittwitz. He was the squire and Starost of Ulanów (today Ulaniv [uk]), Bar (1540-1552) and Trembowla (1552-1561, today Terebovlia).^[1]

Prittwitz was at that time Polish national hero and received after his military successes two honor names, which held themselves over generations: Bartłomiej Paprocki (1540-1614), the founder of the Polish heraldry, designated him in 1575 as "Terror Tartarorum", the "Terror of the Tartars" and "Krzysztof Warszewicki" (Varsevitius, 1543–1603) called him 'Murus Podoliae' in 1598, the Wall of Podolia in order to successfully fight against the many raids of the Islamic Crimean Tatars and Nogai Tatars, those who settled in Budjak, Yedisan and Dobruja.^{[citation needed]}