Tomasz Zamoyski
Tomasz Zamoyski (* 1. April 1594 , † 7. January 1638 ) was a Polish nobleman , magnate , officials in the civil service and statesman of the Republic of Poland-Lithuania . As the son of Jan Zamoyski and Barbara Zamoyska († 1610), née Tarnowska , he came from the Zamoyski family .
Life
As a civil servant, Tomasz held important state offices in the republic. So he was voivode of Podolia and Kiev . He was also Starost of Knyszyn , Sokal , Nowy Targ , Rabsztyn , Kalusch , Goniądz , Rzeczyce and in 1628 General Starost of Krakow . 1628–1635 Chancellor and from 1635 Grand Chancellor of the Polish Crown .
As the sole heir to his father, he inherited vast fortunes from extensive latifundia . The ancestral seat of the aristocratic family Zamoyski is Zamość .
The official seat of Tomasz Zamoyski in Lublin
The noble coat of arms of Tomasz Zamoyski, Jelita coat of arms community
Marriage and offspring
Tomasz was married to Katarzyna Zamoyska, nee Princess Ostrogska , from 1620 and had three children with her:
- Gryzelda Zamoyska (1623–1672), married to the magnate and prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki ;
- Joanna Barbara Zamoyska (1626–1653), married to the magnate Aleksander Koniecpolski ;
- Jan Sobiepan Zamoyski (1627–1665), Polish magnate, civil servant and officer;
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Zamoyski, Thomas (1594–1638) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 59th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1890, p. 150 f. ( Digitized version ).
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- Page no longer available , search in web archives: Genealogia dynastyczna
- Freedom of Class and State Organization in East Central Europe
- Intercultural Perspectives
- On Polish-German cultural communication in history
References and comments
- ^ Republic of the Polish Crown [Kingdom of Poland] and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zamoyski, Tomasz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Voivode of Podolia and Kiev |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1594 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1638 |