Ostoja-Ostaszewski is a Polish
noble family
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which had a number of residences in
pre-war Poland, among others a palace in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
and a castle in
Wzdów
Wzdów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Haczów, within Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Haczów, south of Brzozów, and south of the regional capital R ...
. It belongs to the medieval
Clan of Ostoja
The Clan of Ostoja (old Polish: ''Ostoya'') was a powerful group of knights and lords in late-medieval Europe. The clan encompassed families in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (including present-day Belarus and Ukraine), Hungary and Upper Hu ...
, influential in the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
and
Ukraine
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.
Notable members of the family include: Tomasz Ostaszewski (1746-1817),
bishop of Płock
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, Nereusz Ostaszewski (1755-1803), member of the
Great Sejm
The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm ( Polish: ''Sejm Wielki'' or ''Sejm Czteroletni''; Lithuanian: ''Didysis seimas'' or ''Ketverių metų seimas'') was a Sejm (parliament) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in War ...
, Teofil Ostaszewski (1807-1889), landlord and politician, as well as a number of women known from charity work and patronage: Emma Ostaszewska née countess Załuska (1831-1912), countess Maria Dzieduszycka née Ostaszewska (1851-1918) and countess Zofia Tarnowska née Ostaszewska (1902-1982).
Gallery
File:Teofil Wojciech Ostaszewski ca 1850.jpg, Teofil Ostaszewski
File:EMMA OSTASZEWSKA Leon Brzezinski 1848 78x95mm oryginal 1.jpg, Emma Ostaszewska née countess Załuska
File:EMMA OSTASZEWSKA miniature.jpg, Emma Ostaszewska née countess Załuska
File:Kazimierz Ostaszewski - portret.JPG, Kazimierz Ostaszewski
File:Lucien Simon, 1932 - Portrait de Yolande Ostaszewska.jpg, Yolanda Ostaszewska
File:Maria z Ostaszewskich Dzieduszycka.png, Countess Maria Dzieduszycka née Ostaszewska
File:ZOFIA OSTASZEWSKA fot. "Henner" Jaeger Lwow.jpg, Countess Zofia Tarnowska née Ostaszewska
File:Wzdow.jpg, Palace in Wzdów
File:Wzdów2.jpg, Palace in Wzdów
File:Grabownica Starzeńska, palác Starzeńskih, přední pohled.jpg, Palace in Grabownica
File:Kraków - Hotel Ostoya Palace 01.jpg, Palace in Kraków
File:KLIMKOWKA DWOR 5.jpg, Manor house in Klimkówka
References
* "The House of Ostaszewski", in: Załuski, Iwo, ''The Ogiński Gene. The History of a Musical Dynasty'', Gomer Press (2012). {{ISBN, 978-0956659903
Ostaszewski family
Polish noble families
Clan of Ostoja