Jan Zamoyski (XVI-1619)
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| Noble Family 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... |
Zamoyski Zamoyski Zamojski, plural: Zamojscy is the surname of an important Polish nobility family of Jelita coat of arms. The name is sometimes spelled Zamoyski. It is the Polish for "de Zamość" - the name they originally wore as lords of the place... |
| Coat of Arms Polish heraldry Polish heraldry is a branch of heraldry focused on studying the development of coats of arms in the lands of historical Poland , as well as specifically-Polish traits of heraldry. The term is also used to refer to Polish heraldic system, as opposed to systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe... |
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| Parents | Jan Zamoyski Jan Zamoyski (XVI-) Jan Zamoyski was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman of the 16th century.... (?) Gorzkowska |
| Consorts | Anna Wiśniowiecka |
| Children | with Anna Wiśniowiecka Jerzy Zamoyski Maurycy Zamoyski Zdzisław Jan Zamoyski Aleksander Zamoyski Jan Zamoyski Helena Zamoyska |
| Date of Birth | 16th century |
| Place of Birth | ? |
| Date of Death | 1619 |
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Jan Zamoyski (died 1619) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
nobleman (szlachcic).
Jan became a Royal Rotmistrz and Deputy Guard of Kresy
Kresy
The Polish term Kresy refers to a land considered by Poles as historical eastern provinces of their country. Today, it makes western Ukraine, western Belarus, as well as eastern Lithuania, with such major cities, as Lviv, Vilnius, and Hrodna. This territory belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian...
in 1588, Guard of the Crown in 1600 and castellan
Castellan
A castellan was the governor or captain of a castle. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Also known as a constable.-Duties:...
of Chełm in 1604.