Stolnik

Stolnik (Lithuanian: stalininkas, Polish: stolnik, Ukrainian: стольник, Russian: сто́льник, IPA: [ˈstolʲnʲɪk]) was a court office in Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Russia, responsible for serving the royal table, then an honorary court title and a district office.

[1] However, in the late 16th century, the position became purely ceremonial and the individual was charged with serving the Grand Duke at the table only during feasts.

[1] It was the sons of Lithuanian nobility that began their service in the ruler's court who were assigned the role of the Stolnik .

[1] Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the Stolnik came from various families such as Alšėniškiai, Kęsgaila, Dorohostaiskiai [lt], Hlebavičiai, Chodkiewicz, Radziwiłł, Sapieha and others.

[2] In the 16th and 17th centuries they were young nobles who brought dishes to the tsar's table, looked after his bedroom, and accompanied him in travels.