Jerzy Ossoliński
Prince Jerzy Ossoliński h. Topór (15 December 1595 – 9 August 1650) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), Crown Court Treasurer from 1632, governor (voivode) of Sandomierz from 1636, Reichsfürst (Imperial Prince) since 1634, Crown Deputy Chancellor from 1639, Great Crown Chancellor from 1643, sheriff (starost) of Bydgoszcz (1633), Lubomel (1639), Puck and Bolim (1647), magnate, politician, statesman and diplomat. Famous for being extensively educated, he was a skillful politician and a persuasive public speaker.
Prince Jerzy Ossoliński | |
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Prince Ossoliński by Bartholomeus Strobel | |
| Coat of arms | Topór |
| Born | 15 December 1595 Sandomierz, Poland |
| Died | 9 August 1650 (aged 54) Warsaw, Poland |
| Noble family | Ossoliński |
| Spouse(s) | Izabella Daniłowicz |
| Issue | Franciszek Ossoliński Urszula Brygida Ossolińska Helena Tekla Ossolińska Anna Teresa Ossolińska |
| Father | Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński |
| Mother | Anna Firlej h. Lewart |
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