Tomasz Antoni Zamoyski (1707–1752) was a Polish nobleman (
szlachcic) who served as the
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
(governor) of
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...
.
Political career
In 1733, he supported the election of
Stanisław Leszczyński
Stanisław I Leszczyński (; lt, Stanislovas Leščinskis; french: Stanislas Leszczynski; 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and at v ...
to the Polish throne. In 1735, after the death of his father, he became the 7th
Ordynat
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of
Zamość
Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
...
estate. In 1738, he was elected envoy to the
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...
. In 1744, he was appointed the
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
(governor) of
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...
.
In 1741, he founded the St. John of Nepomuk Church in
Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
. He was awarded the Knight of the
Order of the White Eagle on 3 August 1746.
Personal life
He was married to
Marianna Lubienska and
Aniela Teresa Michowska. He had one child with Michowska,
Klemens Zamoyski
Klemens Zamoyski (1738–1767) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic).
Klemens was the 8th Ordynat of Zamość estate, starost of Płoskirów and Tarnów.
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References
1738 births
1767 deaths
People from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
K ...
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References
See also
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Lublin Voivode
1707 births
1752 deaths
Tomasz Antoni
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