Aleksander Ostrogski
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Prince Aleksander Ostrogski (1571–1603) was a nobleman
of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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He was voivode of the Wolhynian Voivodship since 1593. Married to Anna Kostka since 1592.
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
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He was voivode of the Wolhynian Voivodship since 1593. Married to Anna Kostka since 1592.
See also
- Lithuanian nobility
- House of OstrogskiOstrogskiOstrogski was one of the greatest Ruthenian princely families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.They were most likely of Rurikid stock and descended from Sviatopolk II of Kiev. Some scholars however claim their descent from Galicia-Volhynia line of Rurikid dynasty. Vasilko Romanovich Prince of...