Aleksander Ostrogski
Noble person
1571 – 1603
Who was Aleksander Ostrogski?
Prince Aleksander Ostrogski was a nobleman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Son of voivode of Troki and Hetman Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski h. Ostrogski and Zofia Tarnowska h. Leliwa, the daughter of voivode of Ruthenia and Kraków Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski h. Leliwa and Zofia Szydłowiecka h. Odrowąż.
He was voivode of Wołyń since 1593 and starost of Pereiaslav. In 1592 he married Anna Kostka h. Dąbrowa a Roman Catholic.
Aleksander stay the only son of Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski who remained Orthodox. Together with his father he acted against the Union of Brest. He founded the Monastery of Holy Trinity in the village of Mezhirich. Aleksander was buried in the Church of Lord's Theophany in Ostróg.
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- Born
- 1571
- Also known as
- Острожский, Александр Васильевич
- Parents
- Spouses
- Anna Kostka
(1592 - )
- Anna Kostka
- Children
- Died
- 1603
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on July 23, 2013
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