Stanisław Ostroróg (Castellan)

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Herb Nałęcz, the coat of arms of Stanisław Ostroróg

Stanisław Ostroróg , Herb Nałęcz (* 1519 , † 1568 ) was castellan of Międzyrzecz and Kamień Pomorski , leader of the Reformation in Greater Poland and son of Urszula z Kutna Potocka and Kaliszer castellan Wacław Ostroróg ( noble family Ostroróg ). His grandfather Jan Ostroróg was Wielkopolska voivode and castellan of Poznan . Stanisław Ostroróg should not be confused with his uncle Stanisław Ostroróg , whom Emperor Maximilian I is said to have given the status of imperial count in 1516 .

Life and meaning

Born into a very wealthy noble family from the nearby village Ostroróg Stanisław was 1548 royal secretary and held an epilogue to the emperor, the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece of the late Sigismund I (Poland) brought back, for which he the Starostwo Kościan got . In 1522 the castellan received the town of Międzyrzecz and the Starostwo Zamech in the Przemyśler country. He also had close relationships with Albrecht (Prussia) , who tried to get the Starostwo Malbork for him in 1554 .

In 1555 he was in contact with Protestant pastors in Grodzisk Wielkopolski , and in the same year he took part in the first synod of a different faith in Poznan . In May 1556 he turned to the General Starosten and protested against an anti-reformist royal mandate. Since the measures taken by the great theologian and reformer Jan Łaski were not decisive for a combination of other faiths Lesser Poland , he organized in September 1558 a synod in Poznan, it was decided on, the Augsburg creed to stay.

In May 1559 he conferred with Albrecht (Prussia) in Königsberg about the convening of a joint synod of Polish and Prussian Lutherans. In political matters he was very loyal to the Hohenzollerns . His support was secured by the Elector of Brandenburg , who had sought the Polish throne for his son Sigismund (1592-1640) since 1558. In 1565 Stanisław Ostroróg received the Starostwo Chełm from the Polish crown , as he gave the king 22,000 złoty for the Livonian War .

Stanisław Ostroróg was the owner of the castle with which he formed the non-royal capital of Wielkopolska Lutheranism from around 1560, Międzychód , who had owned Chocz since 1556 and over 20 villages in Wielkopolska; Kryłów and dozens of villages in the Chełmer Land.

His wife was called Zofia z Tęczyński . His son Jan Ostroróg (1561–1622) became voivode of Greater Poland, married Katarzyna Mielecka and in 1587 converted back to Catholicism . His grandson Mikołaj Ostroróg Member of the Sejm Walny, Stolnik, Starost von Tykocin .

literature

  • M. Radtke: Festschrift for the 300th anniversary of the luth.-Ev. Birnbaum Church. 1900 pear tree

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