Ostroróg family
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Ostroróg family was an important family of Polish nobility (szlachta
) from Wielkopolska region. They used the Nałęcz coat of arms. Members of the family often held notable posts in the Wielkpolska region in the Kingdom of Poland
, particularly that of voivodes.
Notable members:
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...
) from Wielkopolska region. They used the Nałęcz coat of arms. Members of the family often held notable posts in the Wielkpolska region in the Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Poland (disambiguation)
Kingdom of Poland was the name of Poland from 1000/1025 to 1795:* Kingdom of Poland from the early Piast dynasty* Kingdom of Poland under the Jagiellon dynasty...
, particularly that of voivodes.
Notable members:
- Sędziwój Ostroróg (1375–1441), voivode of Poznań
- Dobrogost Ostroróg (1400-1478/79), castellan of Gniezno
- Stanisław Ostroróg (1400–1477), voivode of Kalisz
- Jan Ostroróg (1436–1501), voivode of Poznań
- Wacław Ostroróg (?-1527), castellan of Kalisz
- Jan Ostroróg (1561–1622), voivode of Poznań
- Mikołaj Ostroróg (1593–1651), marshal of the Sejm