Stanisław Lubomirski

Who was Stanisław Lubomirski?

Prince Stanisław Lubomirski (1583–1649) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman.

Lubomirski was Krajczy of the Crown and Secretary of the King since 1620, voivode of Ruthenian Voivodeship since 1628, voivode of Kraków Voivodeship and General starost of Kraków since 1638, starost of Krzepirz, Niepołomice, Spisz, Sandomierz, Sącz and Zator. Since 1640 prince of the Holy Roman Empire.

In 1609 he took part in the siege of Smoleńsk by sponsoring several military units, which he used to keep order in the Kraków Voivodeship. After the death of Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, in the rank of regimentarz he commanded the Polish forces during the battle of Chocim in 1621. In 1634 Lubomirski was second in command in Ukraine, after Stanisław Koniecpolski, and in 1635 he befriended a French negotiator at the Treaty of Sztumska Wieś, count Claude d'Avaux.

Lubomirski was a pious catholic, a sponsor and beneficiary of many churches, although he disliked the Society of Jesus. He opposed plans to marry Władysław IV Waza to a Calvinist princess. He also opposed Władyslaw's idea of Kawaleria Orderowa and his plans to wage war on Ottomans. Lubomirski was a friend of Jerzy Zbarski, a popular politician in Sandomierz and Kraków voivodeshops, considered friendly but known to lose his temper and was several times elected as a deputy to the Sejm.