Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński (1555–1623) was a
Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, or ''
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 ...
''.
He held the following offices:
*Secretary to the King from 1578
*
Chamberlain or ''
podkomorzy'' of
Sandomierz from 1593
*
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
Małogoszcz
Małogoszcz is a town in the Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. The Battle of Małogoszcz. one of the biggest battles of the 1863 January Uprising, took place there. Małogoszcz belongs to Lesser Poland; the name of t ...
and
Żarnów
Żarnów is a historical village in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Żarnów. It lies approximately south-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital ...
from 1603
*
Voivode of the
Podlasie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
from 1605
*Voivode of the
Sandomierz Voivodeship from 1613
*Elder or ''
starost
The starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', german: link=no, Starost, Hauptmann) is a term of Slavic origin denoting a community elder whose role was to administer the assets of a clan or family estates. Th ...
'' of
Czersk,
Nowe Miasto, and
Stopnica.
Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński was the son of
Hieronim Ossoliński, and the father of
Jerzy Ossoliński, who was to become
Kanclerz (Chancellor) of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1555 births
1623 deaths
Jan Zbiginiew
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