Aleksander Zborowski ( Jastrzebiec coat of arms) was a Polish

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 t ...

(nobleman), the

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of Miedzyrzecz, who commanded a unit of the Polish army during the

Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18) Polish–Muscovite War can refer to: *Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars * Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18) *Smolensk War (1631–34) *Russo-Polish War (1654–67) Armed conflicts between Poland (including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) and R ...

. Little is known about his life: he was the son of

Samuel Zborowski Samuel Zborowski (died 1584) was a Polish military commander and a notable member of the ''szlachta'' (Polish nobility). He is best remembered for having been executed by supporters of the Polish king Stefan Batory and chancellor Jan Zamoyski; ...

and Zofia née Jordan. In May 1610 he defeated German mercenaries in Russian service, and during the

Battle of Klushino The Battle of Klushino, or the Battle of Kłuszyn, was fought on 4 July 1610, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia during the Polish–Muscovite War, part of Russia's Time of Troubles. The battle occ ...

, he commanded his own regiment. In September 1610, Zborowski defeated Russian-German forces near

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. Zborowski married Magdalena Fredro, and had three children: daughters Anna and Konstancja, and son Adam, who became a Jesuit. He died in 1637.

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* Leszek Podhorodecki, Stanislaw Zolkiewski, Ludowa Spóldzielnia Wydawnicza, 1988, 1637 deaths 16th-century Polish nobility Polish people of the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Year of birth missing 17th-century Polish nobility 17th-century Polish military personnel {{Poland-mil-bio-stub