Jan Zamoyski (died 1619) was a Polish nobleman (
szlachcic
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 th ...
).
Jan became a Royal
Rotmistrz and Deputy Guard of
Kresy in 1588, Guard of the Crown in 1600 and
castellan
A castellan is the title used in Medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of ''governor'' is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant o ...
of
Chełm in 1604.
He was married to Anna Wiśniowiecka and had six children:
Jerzy Zamoyski
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
People
...
,
Maurycy Zamoyski
Count Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (30 July 1871 – 5 May 1939) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic), politician, social activist, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Polish government of the 1920s. He was the 15th Lord of the Zamość estate and th ...
,
Zdzisław Jan Zamoyski
Zdzisław Jan Zamoyski (c. 1591–1670) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). He became Podstoli of Lwów in 1646 and castellan of Czerniechów in 1656.
He married Anna Zofia Lanckorońska and had five children: Marianna Zamoyska, Mikołaj Z ...
, Aleksander Zamoyski, Jan Zamoyski and Helena Zamoyska.
References
Jan 16C-1619
16th-century births
1619 deaths
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