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Anna Kostka (1575-1635)
Anna Kostka (1575–1635) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman. Anna was the daughter of Jan Kostka and Zofia Odrowąż, and related to Saint Stanislas Kostka. She married Aleksander Ostrogski Prince Aleksander Ostrogski ( be, Аляксандар Астрожскi ) (c. 1571–1603) was a szlachta, nobleman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Son of voivode of Troki and Hetman Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski and Zofia Tarnowska ... in 1592. She inherited the city of Jarosław as well as several other areas after her mother. After being widowed in 1603, she lived an independent life as the manager of her own and her children's dominions. She benefited the university of Jarosław, introduced the Benedictine order to the city, protected the Jesuits, commissioned several later famed art objects for the churches and became known for her charity toward the poor. References * Halina Kowalska, Ostrogska z Kostków Anna, Polski Słownik Biograficzny, T. XXIV 1575 births ...
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Kostka Family
200px, Dąbrowa Coat of Arms The Kostka (Kostkowie) was a Polish noble family (szlachta) originated from Kashubia. Members * Anna Kostka * Jan Kostka * Katarzyna Kostka Katarzyna Kostka (1576–1648) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the ... * Stanisław Kostka (1550–1568) * Stanisław Kostka (1475–1555) Coat of arms The Kostka family used the "Dąbrowa" arms. image:POL COA Dąbrowa.svg, Coat of arms Dąbrowa image:POL COA Gostomski III.svg, Coat of arms of Kostka-Gostomski, 1818 (Gostomski III) image:POL COA Kostka.svg, Coat of arms of the Kostka family used in Royal Prussia References * Jerzy Antoni Kostka, Kostkowie herbu Dabrowa, stron 480, Wydawca "POLIMER" Koszalin 2010r. * Przemysław Pragert: Herbarz rodzin kaszubskich. T. 2. BiT, 2007, s. 101–105, 256. . {{Poland-noble ...
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Szlachcianka
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the state, exercising extensive political rights and power. Szlachta as a class differed significantly from the feudal nobility of Western Europe. The estate was officially abolished in 1921 by the March Constitution."Szlachta. Szlachta w Polsce"
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The origins of the ''szlachta'' are obscure and the subject of several theories. Traditionally, its members owned land (allods),
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17th-century Polish Women
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily k ...
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16th-century Polish Women
The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion ...
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1635 Deaths
Events January–March * January 23 – 1635 Capture of Tortuga: The Spanish Navy captures the Caribbean island of Tortuga off of the coast of Haiti after a three-day battle against the English and French Navy. * January 25 – King Thalun moves the capital of Burma from Pegu to Ava. * February 22 – The ''Académie française'' in Paris is formally constituted, as the national academy for the preservation of the French language. * March 22 – The Peacock Throne of India's Mughal Empire is inaugurated in a ceremony in Delhi to support the seventh anniversary of Shah Jahan's accession to the throne as Emperor. * March 26 – Philipp Christoph von Sötern, the Archbishop-Elector of Trier, is taken prisoner in a surprise attack by Spanish Habsburg troops, leading to a declaration of war against Spain by France and the beginning of the Franco-Spanish War. April–June * April 13 – Druze warlord Fakhr-al-Din II is executed in Cons ...
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1575 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 1575 ( MDLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 21 – Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a monopoly on producing printed sheet music, to Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. * February 8 – William I of Orange founds Leiden University. * February 13 – Henry III of France is crowned at Reims. * February 14 – Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont. * March 3 – Battle of Tukaroi: The Mughal Empire decisively defeats the Karrani dynasty of Bengal. * June 24 – William I of Orange marries Charlotte of Bourbon. * June 28 – Battle of Nagashino: Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in Japan's first ''modern'' battle. July–December * July 7 – Raid of the Redeswire: Sir John Carmichael defeats Sir John Forster, in the last battle between England and Scotland. * July 26 – Edmund Grindal su ...
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Oleksander Ostrogski
Prince Aleksander Ostrogski ( be, Аляксандар Астрожскi ) (c. 1571–1603) was a nobleman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Son of voivode of Troki and Hetman Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski and Zofia Tarnowska h. Leliwa, the daughter of voivode of Ruthenia and Kraków Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski h. Leliwa and Zofia Szydłowiecka h. Odrowąż. He was voivode of Wołyń since 1593 and starost of Pereiaslav. In 1592 he married Anna Kostka h. Dąbrowa a Roman Catholic. Aleksander stay the only son of Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski who remained Orthodox. Together with his father he acted against the Union of Brest. He founded the Monastery of Holy Trinity in the village of Mezhirich. Aleksander was buried in the Church of Lord's Theophany in Ostróg.
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Stanislas Kostka
Stanisław Kostka S.J. (28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568) was a Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus Kostka (as distinct from his namesake, the 11th-century Bishop of Kraków Stanislaus the Martyr). He was born at Rostkowo, Przasnysz County, Poland, on 28 October 1550, and died in Rome during the night of 14–15 August 1568. He entered the Society of Jesus in Rome on his 17th birthday (28 October 1567), and is said to have foretold his death a few days before it occurred. Biography Family His father was a senator of the Kingdom of Poland and castellan of Zakroczym; his mother was Małgorzata Kryska from Drobni (Margaret de Drobniy Kryska), the sister and niece of the voivodes of Masovia and the aunt of the celebrated Chancellor of Poland, Feliks Kryski (Felix Kryski)(Szczęsny Kryski). He was the second of seven children. His older brother Paweł (Paul) survived to be present at the beatification ceremony ...
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania ruled by a common Monarchy, monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and List of Lithuanian monarchs, Grand Duke of Lithuania. It was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th- to 17th-century Europe. At its largest territorial extent, in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth covered almost and as of 1618 sustained a multi-ethnic population of almost 12 million. Polish language, Polish and Latin were the two co-official languages. The Commonwealth was established by the Union of Lublin in July 1569, but the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had been in a ''de facto'' personal union since 1386 with the marriage of the Polish ...
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Dąbrowa Coat Of Arms
Dąbrowa is a Polish coat of arms originated from the Duchy of Masovia. Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * Kostka family ** Katarzyna Kostka ** Jan Kostka ** Stanisław Kostka ** Saint Stanislaus Kostka * Kiszka family ** Barbara Kiszka (?–1513), wife of Jerzy Radziwiłł ** Jan Kiszka (1552–1592), castellan of Wilno and voivode of Brześć ** Stanisław Kiszka (1584-1626), bishop of Samogitia ** Janusz Kiszka (1600–1653), voivode and hetman, last of the family *Ciechanowiecki family ** Andrzej Ciechanowiecki Andrew Stanislaus (Andrzej Stanisław) Ciechanowiecki (28 September 1924 – 2 November 2015), Dąbrowa Coat of Arms, was a Polish-British nobleman, diplomat, prisoner and agent of Communist Poland, economist, academic, art historian, philanthro ..., art historian, philanthropist, art collector, antique dealer, antiquarian, founder of the Ciechanowiecki Foundation See also * Polish heraldry * Heraldic family * List of Pol ...
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Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602-1642)
Katarzyna Ostrogska was the name of several Polish–Lithuanian noblewomen: * Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579), wife of Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł * Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602–1642), wife of Tomasz Zamoyski {{hndis, Ostrogska, Katarzyna ...
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Anna Alojza Ostrogska
Princess Anna Alojza Ostrogska (1600–1654) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman and heiress, known for her great fortune, and famously pious and ascetic lifestyle. Anna was daughter of voivode of Wołyń Price Oleksander Ostrogski h. Ostrogski, the son of voivode of Kijów (Kyiv, also Kiev) Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski h. Ostrogski and Countess Zofia Tarnowska h. Leliwa and Anna Kostka h. Dąbrowa, the daughter of Jan Kostka h. Dąbrowa and Zofia Odrowąż h. Odrowąż. Marriage and issue Anna Alojza married Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz h. Kościesza on 28 November 1620 in Jarosław. They had no children. Bibliography * Wanda Dobrowolska: Chodkiewiczowa z ks. Ostrogskich Anna Alojza. W: Polski Słownik Biograficzny. T. 3: Brożek Jan – Chwalczewski Franciszek. Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności – Skład Główny w Księgarniach Gebethnera i Wolffa, 1937, s. 370–371. Reprint: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, Kraków 1989, . * Tomasz Jurasz: ''Karoc ...
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