Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski

Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
Spouse(s) Zofia Czartoryska

Issue

with Zofia Czartoryska
Konstanty Zamoyski
Andrzej Artur Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski
Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski
Celina Gryzelda Zamoyska
Jadwiga Klementyna Zamoyska
Zdzisław Zamoyski
August Zamoyski
Eliza Elżbieta Zamoyska
Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
Noble family Zamoyski
Father Andrzej Zamoyski
Mother Konstancja Czartoryska
Born (1775-01-13)13 January 1775
Warsaw, Poland
Died 2 April 1856(1856-04-02) (aged 81)
Vienna, Austria

Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski (13 January 1775 2 April 1856) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, landowner, and patron of arts.

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.

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