Zasławski

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Zasławski
Current regionPoland
Place of originIziaslav
MembersAleksander Zasławski
Władysław Zasławski
Connected familiesOstrogski family
Estate(s)Starozasławski Castle
Possessions of Ostrogski are marked in pink; Zasławski (partially) in red

The House of Zasławski (plural Zasławscy) was the name of a

Rurikids that took its name from the Iziaslav. Due to their relation to the Rurikids, the Zasławski family held the title of Knyaz
(prince).

History

The Zasławski family was one of the three major families in the

Wiśniowiecki family
. The Zasławski family was sometimes seen as a junior line of the Ostrogoski family.

After the death in 1620 of the last male heir of the Ostrogoski family,

Teofilia Ludwika Zasławska) and other families of Polish szlachta. A complicated litigation concerning the Ostrogski inheritance continued until the Russian Empire annexed Poland during the Partitions
.

Notable members

See also

References

External links

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Zasławski genealogy". Genealogy.EU.
  • Zaslawski at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
  • Zaslavski at the Handbook on history of Ukraine