Ostrogski

Ostroschski is a redirect to this article. On the Ruthenian prince and Grand Hetman of Lithuania see Konstantin Iwanowitsch Ostroschski .

Ostrog Castle , headquarters from the 14th to 16th centuries

Ostrogski (Ukrainian Острозьки, Ostroski , Latin in Ostrog , German from Ostrog ) was one of the most powerful noble houses in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , later in Poland-Lithuania . It is named after Ostrog Castle in what is now Ukraine.

history

The Ostrogskis descend from the male line of the Rurikids and were distant descendants of Svjatopolk, Grand Duke of the Kievan Rus .

Possessions

Starokostjantyniv Castle (Ukraine)

Ostrogski Palace in Warsaw (now the Chopin Museum)

Their dominions in Volhynia , Halitsch and Podolia included several cities and hundreds of villages. The main cities were Ostrog , Korets and Isjaslav . In 1386 Prince Feodor Danilovich Ostrogski received a charter from the Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło , which confirmed his ownership of Ostrog and the neighborhood.

Promoters of Orthodox culture and religion

The Ostrogskis were among the greatest supporters of the Orthodox religion and culture in the predominantly Catholic Poland-Lithuania. They built churches, schools, the Ostroger Academy and promoted the printing of books in the Ruthenian language. The princely line of Ostrog expired in 1620 with Janusz Ostrogski in the male line.

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  Dubno Castle (Ukraine)

coat of arms

coat of arms

Blazon : "In blue between a golden rafter head upper semicircle base ( house brand ) and a lying unseen golden crescent, a six-pointed golden star."

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  Coat of arms 1578 in the Ostroger alphabet

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  Coat of arms in the Kingdom of Poland

Well-known Ostrogskis

• Fedor Ostrosky
• Konstantin Iwanowitsch Ostroschski († 1530), Ruthenian magnate, first Grand Hetman of Lithuania (1497–1530), Starost, Marshal of Volhynia (1507–1522) and Voivode von Troki (1511–1522)
• Elisabeth Ostrogska (1539–1582)
• Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (1524 / 26–1608), Ruthenian magnate, Starost of Vladimir, Marshal of Volhynia (1550–1608), voivode of Kiev (1559–1608)
• Anna Alojza Ostrogska († 1654), married to hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz ;

Web links

Commons : Ostrogski  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ostrozki in Encyclopedia of Ukraine (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ L. Wojtowytsch: Ostroskyj Fedir Danylowytsch. In: Enzyklopedija istoriji Ukrajiny , WA Smolij and others (Redkol.), Vol. 7: Мл - О, Naukowa dumka, Kyjiw 2010. ISBN 978-966-00-1061-1 , p. 693 (Ukrainian) ( online )