Prince Janusz Ostrogski () (1554 – 17 September 1620 in

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) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble and statesman. He served as a

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of Volhyn (1584-1593), as a

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(from 1593 on), and as a

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(from 1591), Biała Cerkiew (since 1592), Czerkasy and Kaniów (from 1594), Perejasław (1604 on) and Włodzimierz. Ostrogski was one of the richest magnates of the Commonwealth, and the last of the male line of his family. Upon his death his estate passed to the

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Biography

Janusz was of the princely

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, the son of

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and Sophie née

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. He had four siblings; brothers Aleksander and Konstanty and sisters Katarzyna and Elzbieta. He spent his early childhood in Dubno, and then lived at the court of Holy Roman Emperor in

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. In 1579 he converted from Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism. In 1577, he led the defense of Dubno against the

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. During the

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in 1579, he participated in military campaigns in Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky. On 2 February 1593 together with Alexander Vyshnevetsky he won the battle with the Cossack army under the command of C. Kosinski. For the protection of state borders and their own possessions in 1609, he founded Ostrogski ordination, the capital of which over time became Dubno. He held several senior government positions; opposed the support of the Pretender Dmitri-I, and the Commonwealth war with the Moscow State (1609-1618),Valery Pozdnyakov. Ostrog / Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Encyclopedia. At 3 tons / ed. GP Pashkov et al. Volume 1: Obolensky - cadence. — - Minsk: Belarusian Encyclopedia, 2005. С. 263. S. двести sixty-third strengthened Dubno Castle ramparts, built a deep moat and a suspension bridge in the city founded by the Bernardine church and church of St. John of Nepomuk. In addition, he funded churches in Mezhyrechchy and Astrovtsy. Orthodox clerics in his province did not interfere. Cherished treasures of the ancestors, especially the prized gold medal with the image of his father, Prince Constantine-Basil, which as amulets took with him on hikes. This medal is now in the Hermitage. Ostrogski married Suzanne Sered in 1582, and had two daughters, Eleanor and Euphrosyne. His marriage in 1597 with Catherine Lubomirski was childless. His final marriage in 1612 with Teafiliya Tarlo produced a son, Janusz Vladimir, who died in infancy, causing the Ostrogski family to die out with its final ruler in 1620.

References

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