Jakub Ostroróg

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Herb Nałęcz, Jakub Ostroróg's coat of arms

Jakub Ostroróg , Herb Nałęcz, (* around 1516; † 1568 ), from the noble family Ostroróg , Starost of Posen , General Starost of Greater Poland and together with his brother Stanisław Ostroróg leader of the Reformation in Greater Poland. He belonged to the Bohemian Brothers , who were the Jan Hus followers in the area.

Life and meaning

Jakub Ostroróg was the eldest son of Urszula z Kutna Potocka and Wacław Ostroróg , the castellan of Kalisz . His grandfather Jan Ostroróg was voivode of Greater Poland and castellan of Poznan.

Jakub Ostroróg, following his wife, converted to the evangelical faith of the Bohemian Brethren in 1553 .

After King Sigismund II. August was appointed Starosten von Posen and General Starosten of Wielkopolska in 1566, his influence as a perfidious representative of Protestantism in the affairs of the royal Polish cities increased significantly. The Protestant community in Poznan expanded under his protection. In his powerful position his king gave him, he was able to promote the movement greatly and he was one of the greatest advocates of the Ruch Egzekucyjny (Law Enforcement Movement). When he converted to Protestantism, a large number of his subjects followed him.

Jakub Ostroróg was the heir of Międzychód . He owned land in Ostroróg , which he used as a senior residence for the Moravian Brethren.

literature

  • M. Radtke: 300 years under God's protection in the light of the Gospel. Attempt a history of the Ev. Birnbaum parish for its 300th anniversary. 1900 pear tree

Web links

credentials

  1. ↑ [1] book
  2. ↑ It is said that Jakub Ostroróg, when he once heard over tables that his wife was absent because she was attending the services of the Bohemian brothers in another room in his palace, irritated by his hurried there to force her into the fun Bring back society. When he angrily enters the congregation of the brothers to disperse the worshipers, Pastor Israel, who is present, kindly and calmly prompts him to take a seat and listen. Forced by the pious man's steadfast gaze, the count sits down, listens to Czerwenka's sermon and is won over to the cause of the gospel forever. Festschrift for the 300th anniversary of the Ev. Birnbaum community, p. 6, 1900 Birnbaum
  3. ↑ [2] book
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  5. ↑ [4] book
personal data
SURNAME Ostroróg, Jakub
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish general starost of Greater Poland, reformer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1516
DATE OF DEATH 1568