Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602–1642)

Katarzyna Ostrogska
Princess
Coat of arms	Ostrogski
Born	1602
Died	1642 Zamość (probably)
Family	Ostrogski
Consort	Tomasz Zamoyski h. Jelita
Issue Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska
Father	Aleksander Ostrogski h. Ostrogski
Mother	Anna Kostka h. Dąbrowa

Katarzyna Ostrogska
Coat of arms
Noble family	Ostrogski

Princess Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602–1642) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman, founder of the city of Biała (modern Janów Lubelski). She was the maternal grandmother of King of Poland Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki.^[1]

Life[]

She was the daughter of voivode of Wołyń Prince Oleksander Ostrogski h. Ostrozky, and Anna Kostka h. Dąbrowa. She married voivode of Podole and Kijów (Kyiv, also Kiev) Chancellor Tomasz Zamoyski h. Jelita. She became the mother of Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski (1627-1665), voivode of Kijów and Sandomierz (married Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, the later consort to King John III Sobieski), Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska (1623-1672), mother of King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, and (1626-1653).

Widowed in 1638, she took over the management of the Zamoyski Estate. 21 July 1640, the king granted her the privilege to found the city of Biała. She was also granted the right to organize the government of the city and appoint its officials. She wrote several documents regulating the life in her city.

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