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unusual facts about Ostrogski



Aleksander Ostrogski

Aleksander stay the only son of Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski who remained Orthodox.

Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks

Severyn Nalyvaiko (1596), an Ostrogski recruit who fought against the Kosiński Uprising, led his own uprising in Podolie and Volhynia independent from Hryhory Loboda

Ilia Ostrogski

Knyaz Ilia Aleksander Konstantynovich Ostrogski or Elias (1510–1539) was the only son of Konstanty Ostrogski from his first marriage with Tatiana Koretska; Bratslav and Vinnytsia starost.

Ostrog Bible

Prince Ostrogski sent copies to Pope Gregory XIII and tsar Ivan the Terrible, while the latter presented a copy to an English ambassador.

Ostrogski Palace

Begun by the powerful Ostrogski family who gave their name to the building, it currently houses the Fryderyk Chopin Society and Fryderyk Chopin Museum.

Polonization

Some Ruthenian magnates like Sanguszko, Wiśniowiecki and Kisiel, resisted the cultural Polonization for several generations, with the Ostrogski family being one of the most prominent examples.


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