Jerzy Ossoliński
Prince Jerzy Ossoliński | |
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Helena Tekla Ossolińska Anna Teresa Ossolińska | |
| Father | Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński |
| Mother | Anna Firlej h. Lewart |
Prince Jerzy Ossoliński h.
Biography
He was sent with
In 1643 he was appointed Chancellor of the Crown.[2] A close royal adviser, he often supported king Władysław IV Waza from the House of Vasa, arguing for increasing monarch power,[2] although he was known for limiting and withdrawing his support if he knew it was impossible to win. Nonetheless, he was among the few who supported Władysław's plans in the late 1640s to wage an offensive war on the Ottoman Empire. He had few friends among the lesser szlachta, whom he mostly disliked and treated the Sejm and regional sejmiks as a 'necessary evil', although he rarely broke any laws.
From 1644 he switched his alignment from pro-Habsburg to pro-French and supported the second marriage of King Władysław with
He was not the wealthiest of magnates, his possessions were very small compared to those of
After the death of Władysław IV in 1648 he supported the
Ossoliński also was in favour of treaties with the
He was a well regarded speaker and orator (he served twice as the Speaker of the Sejm in 1631 and 1635).[2]
He was also an author of:
- Orationess... (1647)
- Mercurius Sarmatiae (1716)
- Pamiętnik (The Diary or Memoires) 1595–1621 (1952)[2]
He also wrote the diaries of the embassy to Germany (1877) and to Rome (1883).[2]
Brother of Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645), voivode of Sandomierz (1638), and Maksymilian Ossoliński (1588–1665), chorąży sandomierski (1624), Deputy Court Treasurer.
Marriage and issue
Jerzy married Izabella Daniłłowicz h.
- Prince Franciszek Ossoliński (died 1648), married to Katarzyna Działyńska h. Ogończyk
- Princess Urszula Brygida Ossolińska, married to Batih massacre), son of Hetman Marcin Kalinowski
- Princess Helena Tekla Ossolińska (died 1687), married to Prince Aleksander Michał Lubomirski
- Princess Anna Teresa Ossolińska (died 1651), married to Zygmunt Doenhoff, son of Kasper Doenhoff
Bibliography
- Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz, Romaniuk Marek: Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom III. Bydgoszcz 1996. ISBN 83-85327-32-0, str. 107-109
- Bohomolec Franciszek, Życie Jerzego Ossolińskiego, kanclerza wielkiego koronnego, lubelskiego, lubomskiego, lubaczowskiego, bogusławskiego, brodnickiego, ryckiego, derpskiego, adzielskiego, stanisławowskiego i bydgoskiego starosty T. 1 i 2 Kraków 1860
- Ludwik Kubala, Szkice historyczne seria 1, wyd.3 Kraków 1896; Jerzy Ossoliński Lwów 1883 T. 1, T. 2, Jerzy Ossoliński wyd. 2 rozszerzone, Warszawa Ossolineum 1924.
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 24 s. 403
- A True Copy of the Latine Oration of the Excellent George Ossolinski, Count Palatine of Tenizyn, and Sendomyria, Chamberlain to the Kings Maiestie of Poland, and Suethland, and Embassadour to the Kings most Excellent Maiesty. As it was pronounced to his Maiestie at White-Hall by the said Embassadour, on Sunday the 11. of March, 1620.
External links
References
- ^ pl:Jerzy Ossoliński
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Genealogia dynastyczna". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Jerzy ks. Ossoliński z Klimuntowa h. Topór".
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