Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski Explained

Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
Spouse:Zofia Czartoryska
Issue:Konstanty Zamoyski
Andrzej Artur Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski
Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski
Celina Gryzelda Zamoyska
Jadwiga Klementyna Zamoyska
Zdzisław Zamoyski
Eliza Elżbieta Zamoyska
Noble Family:Zamoyski
Father:Andrzej Zamoyski
Mother:Konstancja Czartoryska
Birth Date:13 January 1775
Warsaw, Poland
Death Date:
Vienna, Austria

Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski of Herb Jelita (13 January 1775  - 2 April 1856)[1] was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, landowner, and patron of arts. By birth he was a member of the House of Zamoyski.

Biography

Stanisław was the 12th Ordynat of Zamość estates. In 1809 he became the chairman of the "Provisional Government" (rzad tymczasowy) of Galicia. He was Senator-Voivode of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Polish (Congress) Kingdom from 1810 until 1831. He founded the Zamoyski Ordynacja Library and was chairman of the "Agricultural Society". He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle on 16 June 1812. In 1822 Stanisław became the chairman of the Senate in the Polish (Congress) Kingdom.

He married Princess Zofia Czartoryska on 20 May 1798 in Puławy.

During the November Uprising in 1831, Zamoyski was not present at the senate meeting and was subsequently removed from the senate by that year's parliament.

Awards

References

  1. Web site: Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski - Muzeum Zamoyskich w Kozłówce. www.muzeumzamoyskich.pl. 2016-10-05.
  2. Web site: Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski UM Janów Lubelski. www.janowlubelski.pl. 2016-10-05.