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Ostrogski () was one of the greatest Ruthenian
Ruthenian

Ruthenian may refer to:*Ruthenia, a name applied to various parts of Eastern Europe/Ukrainians*Ruthenians, a historic ethnic group/Ukrainians...
 prince
Prince

Prince, from the Latin root princeps, is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility....
ly families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was an Eastern and Central European state from the 12th /13th century until the 18th century. It was founded by Lithuanians, at the time one of the Lithuanian mythology Baltic tribes, whose initial lands covered Auk?taitija, the eastern part of present day Lithuania....
.

They were most likely of Rurikid stock and descended from Sviatopolk II of Kiev
Sviatopolk II of Kiev

Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich was supreme ruler of the Kievan Rus for 20 years, from 1093 to 1113. He was not a popular prince, and his reign was marked by incessant rivalry with his cousin Vladimir Monomakh....
. Some scholars however claim their descent from Galicia-Volhynia line of Rurikid dynasty. Vasilko Romanovich (c.1256-1282) Prince of Slonim
Slonim

Slonim is a city in Belarus in the Hrodna voblast and Slonim Rayon, located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa Rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna ....
 may have been grandfather of Prince Daniel Ostrogski. The probable progenitor of this family was Prince Danylo Dmytrovych (or Danylo Wasilijewicz), who received Ostrog
Ostroh

Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the Capital of the Ostrozkyi Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast....
 from Liubartas, King of Galicia-Volhynia and son of Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas.






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Ostrogski () was one of the greatest Ruthenian
Ruthenian

Ruthenian may refer to:*Ruthenia, a name applied to various parts of Eastern Europe/Ukrainians*Ruthenians, a historic ethnic group/Ukrainians...
 prince
Prince

Prince, from the Latin root princeps, is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility....
ly families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was an Eastern and Central European state from the 12th /13th century until the 18th century. It was founded by Lithuanians, at the time one of the Lithuanian mythology Baltic tribes, whose initial lands covered Auk?taitija, the eastern part of present day Lithuania....
.

They were most likely of Rurikid stock and descended from Sviatopolk II of Kiev
Sviatopolk II of Kiev

Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich was supreme ruler of the Kievan Rus for 20 years, from 1093 to 1113. He was not a popular prince, and his reign was marked by incessant rivalry with his cousin Vladimir Monomakh....
. Some scholars however claim their descent from Galicia-Volhynia line of Rurikid dynasty. Vasilko Romanovich (c.1256-1282) Prince of Slonim
Slonim

Slonim is a city in Belarus in the Hrodna voblast and Slonim Rayon, located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa Rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna ....
 may have been grandfather of Prince Daniel Ostrogski. The probable progenitor of this family was Prince Danylo Dmytrovych (or Danylo Wasilijewicz), who received Ostrog
Ostroh

Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the Capital of the Ostrozkyi Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast....
 from Liubartas, King of Galicia-Volhynia and son of Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas. His son, Prince Feodor Danilovich Ostrogski, was a supporter of King Jagiello, who in 1386 confirmed him in possession of the Ostroh Castle
Ostroh Castle

The Ostroh Castle is a castle in the city of Ostroh, located in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. The city of Ostroh was first mentioned in the 1100s....
 and appointed governor
Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the Executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constitutive state....
 of Volhynia
Volhynia

File:Luchesk.JPGVolhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat River and Western Bug, to the north of Galicia and Podolia....
 in 1387. In addition to Ostrog Feodor Danilovich Ostrogski became owner of Korets
Korets

Korets is a city in the Rivne Oblast in Ukraine. The city is located on the Korchyk river, 66 kilometers to the east of Rivne. As of 2001, the population of Korets was 8,649....
, Zaslav (Izyaslav, in present Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an administrative divisions of Ukraine of western Ukraine. The Capital of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine....
, Ukraine), and other towns. In some chronicles Feodor is called Dux Fethko de Ostrog . Their dominions in Volynia, Halychyna, and Podolia
Podolia

The region of Podolia is a historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast....
 included 24 towns, 10 townlets, and more than 100 villages. The most notable among Feodor descendants was Grand Hetman of Lithuania, Prince Konstanty Ostrogski
Konstanty Ostrogski

Konstanty Iwanowicz Ostrogski , also known under his Ruthenian name Konstantin Ivanovich Ostrozhsky and modern Belarusian transliteration Kanstancin Astro?ski, was a Grand Duchy of Lithuania duke of slavonic origin and a Hetman#List of Hetmans of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since September 11, 1497, until his death....
, who defeated Muscovy in the Battle of Orsha
Battle of Orsha

The Battle of Orsha took place September 8, 1514, between the forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Jagiellon Poland , under the command of Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski, and the army of Grand Duchy of Moscow under Konyushy Ivan Chelyadnin and Kniaz Galitzine ....
 (1514) and his son Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski

Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski was a Grand Duchy of Lithuania prince, starost of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, marshal of Volhynia and voivode of the Kiev Voivodeship, Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
 (or Konstantin Konstantinovich Ostrozhski). Unlike other Ruthenian magnates, the Ostrogskis refused to give up Eastern Orthodoxy for Roman Catholicism despite the cultural pressure that led to Polonization
Polonization

Polonization is the acquisition or imposition of elements of Polish culture, especially Polish language, as experienced in some historic periods by non-Polish populations of territories controlled or substantially influenced by Poland....
 of Ruthenian nobility
Nobility

Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary or for a lifetime. Titles of nobility exist today in many countries although it is usually associated with present or former monarchies....
. For several generations the Ostrogskis supported the religion of their forefathers, by opening schools, printing books in Ruthenian language
Ruthenian language

Ruthenian is a term used for the Variety of East Slavic language spoken in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later in the East Slavic territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
 with Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic alphabet

The Cyrillic alphabet is a family of alphabets, subsets of which are used by five Slavic languages national languages as well as non-Slavic . It is also used by many other languages of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia and other languages in the past....
 such as "Ostrog Bible
Ostrog Bible

The Ostrog Bible was one of the earliest Slavic translations of the Bible and the first complete printed edition of the Bible in Old Church Slavonic, published in Ostroh, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, by the Muscovy printer Ivan Fyodorov in 1581 with the assistance of the Ukrainian Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski....
" (written by Ivan Fedorov
Ivan Fyodorov (printer)

Ivan Fyodorov , was one of the fathers of Russian printing. He was also a master cannon maker and the inventor of a Barrel Mortar .In 1532 he graduated from Jagiellonian University with bachelor degree....
) and making a generous charitable contributions to the construction of the Orthodox churches in the region.

The last male member of the family was Janusz Ostrogski
Janusz Ostrogski

Prince Janusz Ostrogski was a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth Szlachcic.He was voivode of Wolyn Voivodeship since 1585, castellan of Krak?w since 1593 and starost wlodzimierski, bialocerkiewny, czerkaski, kaniowski, bohuslawski, perejaslawski....
 (d. 1620); the last female, Anna Alojza Ostrogska
Anna Alojza Ostrogska

Princess Anna Alojza Ostrogska was a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth Szlachcianka.She married Jan Karol Chodkiewicz on November 28, 1620 in Jaroslaw....
 (1600-54), married to Grand Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz was a famous Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth military commander and one of the most prominent 17th century szlachcic of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
. When a junior line of the family (princes Zaslawski or Zaslawski-Ostrogowski) which inherited the Ostrogoski's fortune went extinct in 1682 (with the death of Aleksander Janusz Zaslawski
Aleksander Janusz Zaslawski

Prince Aleksander Janusz Zaslawski-Ostrogski , son of Wladyslaw Dominik Zaslawski and Katarzyna Sobieska, last male representant of Ostrogski princely line, successor of whole their fortune....
), their huge possessions passed to the Lubomirski
Lubomirski

Lubomirski is the surname of a Polish szlachta family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Lubomirska is the form for a female family member....
 (due to their marriage with Aleksander sister, Teofilia Ludwika Zaslawska
Teofilia Ludwika Zaslawska

Princess Teofilia Ludwika Zaslawska was a Poland Szlachcianka.She was married with Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki since 1671 and J?zef Karol Lubomirski since 1683....
) and other families of Polish szlachta
Szlachta

Szlachta refers to the nobility social class in the Kingdom of Poland , the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the increasingly polonized territories under their control ....
. A complicated litigation concerning Ostrogski inheritance continued until Russian Empire
Russian Empire

File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
 annexed Poland during Partitions
Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
.

Notable family members

  • Daniil Ostrogski
    Daniil Ostrogski

    Daniil Ostrogski was probably Prince of Turov, first Prince of Ostroh, founder of Ostrogski....
     (? - after 1366), ancestor of the Ostrogski house.
  • Feodor Ostrogski
    Feodor Ostrogski

    Prince Feodor Ostrogski was a powerful magnate in Volhynia of Rurikid stock, son of Daniil Ostrogski. In some sources he's called Teodor, Fedko or Frederic....
     (1360 – 1446), governor of Volhynia
    Volhynia

    File:Luchesk.JPGVolhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat River and Western Bug, to the north of Galicia and Podolia....
    .
  • Konstanty Ostrogski
    Konstanty Ostrogski

    Konstanty Iwanowicz Ostrogski , also known under his Ruthenian name Konstantin Ivanovich Ostrozhsky and modern Belarusian transliteration Kanstancin Astro?ski, was a Grand Duchy of Lithuania duke of slavonic origin and a Hetman#List of Hetmans of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since September 11, 1497, until his death....
     (1460 - 1530), Grand Hetman
    Hetman

    Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1569 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
     of Lithuania.
  • Ilia Ostrogski
    Ilia Ostrogski

    Knyaz Ilia Aleksander Konstantynovich Ostrogski or Elias was only one son of Konstanty Ostrogski from his first marriage with Tatiana Koretska; Bratslav and Vinnytsia starost....
     (1510-1539), Braclaw starost
  • Elizaveta Ostrogska
    Elizaveta Ostrogska

    Princess Elizaveta Ostrogska , also known as Halszka, was the only child of Prince Ilia Ostrogski and Beata Koscielecka....
     (1539 – 1582)
  • Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
    Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski

    Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski was a Grand Duchy of Lithuania prince, starost of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, marshal of Volhynia and voivode of the Kiev Voivodeship, Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
     (1526 - 1608), marshal of Volhynia and voivode of the Kiev Voivodeship.
  • Janusz Ostrogski
    Janusz Ostrogski

    Prince Janusz Ostrogski was a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth Szlachcic.He was voivode of Wolyn Voivodeship since 1585, castellan of Krak?w since 1593 and starost wlodzimierski, bialocerkiewny, czerkaski, kaniowski, bohuslawski, perejaslawski....
     (1554 - 1620), Voivode of Volhynian Voivodship and castellan
    Castellan

    A castellan was the governor or Property caretaker of a castle or keep. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum 'castle'....
     of Kraków.
  • Aleksander Ostrogski
    Aleksander Ostrogski

    Prince Aleksander Ostrogski was a szlachta of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.He was voivode of the Wolyn Voivodeship since 1593. Married to Anna Kostka since 1592....
     (1571-1603), Voivode of the Volhynian Voivodship.
  • Aleksander Janusz Zaslawski-Ostrogski (c.1650 - 1682), Last of Dukes Ostrogski-Zaslawski.
  • Wladyslaw Dominik Zaslawski-Ostrogski
    Wladyslaw Dominik Zaslawski

    Prince Wladyslaw Dominik Zaslawski-Ostrogski was a Poland nobleman of Ruthenia stock. Prince of The Princely Houses of Poland, Ostroh Ordynat, Equerry....
     (c.1616-1656), Voivode of Sandomierz Voivodship.
  • Zofia Ostrogska
    Zofia Ostrogska

    Princess Zofia Ostrogska was a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth Szlachcianka of Ruthenians origin.She married Stanislaw Lubomirski in 1613....
     (1595-1662), married Stanislaw Lubomirski
    Stanislaw Lubomirski

    Stanislaw Lubomirski may refer to:* Stanislaw Lubomirski * Stanislaw Lubomirski * Stanislaw Lubomirski * Stanislaw Lubomirski ...
    .
  • Anna Alojza Ostrogska
    Anna Alojza Ostrogska

    Princess Anna Alojza Ostrogska was a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth Szlachcianka.She married Jan Karol Chodkiewicz on November 28, 1620 in Jaroslaw....
     (1600-1654), married Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
    Jan Karol Chodkiewicz

    Jan Karol Chodkiewicz was a famous Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth military commander and one of the most prominent 17th century szlachcic of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
    .
  • Katarzyna Ostrogska
    Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602-1642)

    Princess Katarzyna Ostrogska was a Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth szlachcianka of Ruthenian origin.She married Tomasz Zamoyski in 1620....
     (1602-1642), married Tomasz Zamoyski
    Tomasz Zamoyski

    Tomasz Zamoyski was a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth nobleman and magnate.Tomasz was the 2nd Ordynat of the Zamosc estates. He was voivode of Podole Voivodeship in 1618, voivode of Kij?w Voivodeship in 1619, starost of Krak?w in 1628, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown in 1635, as well as starost of Knyszyn, Sokal, Nowy Targ, Rabsztyn, Kalusz...
    .
  • Teofilia Ludwika Zaslawska
    Teofilia Ludwika Zaslawska

    Princess Teofilia Ludwika Zaslawska was a Poland Szlachcianka.She was married with Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki since 1671 and J?zef Karol Lubomirski since 1683....
     (1650 - 1709), married Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki
    Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki

    Prince Dymitr Jerzy Wisniowiecki was a Poland magnate and szlachcic.Wisniowiecki was Great Guard of the Crown from 1658, Field Hetman of the Crown from 1668, Great Crown Hetman from 1676, voivode of Belz 1660–1678 and Krak?w 1678–1681, and castellan of Krak?w from 1681....
    , then Józef Karol Lubomirski
    Józef Karol Lubomirski

    Prince J?zef Karol Lubomirski was a Poland szlachcic.He was owner of Dubno, Wisnicz, Tarn?w and Zaslaw, Koniuszy of the Crown since 1683, Court Marshals of the Crown since 1692, Grand Marshal of the Crown in 1702, Starost of Sandomierz and Zator....
  • Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579), married Krzysztof Mikolaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwill

See also

  • Lithuanian nobility
  • List of szlachta
    List of szlachta

    The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a semi-confederal and semi-federal monarchic republic comprising the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from 1569 until 1795....


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