Tomasz Zamoyski (1594 – 7 January 1638) was a
Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (
szlachcic) and
magnate
The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...
.
He travelled to London in July 1615 and was invited to hunt with
King James at
Theobalds. The master of ceremonies at the English court
Lewis Lewknor
Sir Lewes Lewknor (c.1560–1627) was an English courtier, M.P., writer, soldier, and Judge who served as Master of the Ceremonies to King James I of England. M.P. for Midhurst in 1597 and for Bridgnorth 1604–10. His career has been descr ...
hired two coaches with four horses each to bring Zamoyski to audiences with the King,
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and Eng ...
, and
Prince Charles
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
.
[''HMC Laing Manuscripts in the University of Edinburgh'', vol. 1 (London, 1914), p. 145.]
Tomasz was the 2nd
Ordynat of the
Zamość
Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
...
estates. He was
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...
of
Podole Voivodeship
The Podolian Voivodeship, uk, Подільське воєводство or Palatinate of Podolia was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland, since 1434 until 1793, except for the period of Ottoman occup ...
in 1618, voivode of
Kijów Voivodeship (
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Ky ...
, also Kiev) in 1619,
starost of
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula, Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland un ...
in 1628,
Deputy Chancellor of the Crown
Chancellor of Poland ( pl, Kanclerz - , from la, cancellarius) was one of the highest officials in the historic Poland. This office functioned from the early Polish kingdom of the 12th century until the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwea ...
in 1635, as well as starost of
Knyszyn,
Sokal
Sokal ( uk, Сокаль, romanized: ''Sokal'') is a city located on the Bug River in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is appro ...
,
Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ (Officially: ''Royal Free city of Nowy Targ'', Yiddish: ''Naymark'', Goral Dialect: ''Miasto'') is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is located in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin at the foot of the Gorce Mounta ...
,
Rabsztyn,
Kałusz,
Goniądz and
Rzeczyce. The town of
Tomaszów was named after him.
He married
Katarzyna Ostrogska in 1620 and had three children with her.
Image:Jelita herb.svg, Jelita coat of arms
Jelita is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families.
History
One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. First depicted on the seal of Tomisław z Mokrska from 1316.
Additionally, the Polish medieval chronicler, diplomat and ...
File:POL COA Ostrogski.svg, Ostrogski coat of arms
Ostrogski ( la, Baca – Perl, la, Laius – white (without chatoyancy)) is a Polish coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. A variant of the Leliwa and Ogończyk coat of arms.
History and description
Traditional Ostrogski coat ...
File:Tomasz Zamoyski.PNG, Tomasz Zamoyski 637
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Year 637 ( DCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 637 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calenda ...
File:Katarzyna Ostrogska.JPG, Katarzyna Ostrogska
Image:Tomasz Zamoyski (1594-1638).jpg, Tomasz Zamoyski as a child
Jan Sobiepan Zamoyski 1.JPG, Jan Sobiepan Zamoyski
Gryzelda Wiśniowiecka.PNG, Gryzelda amoyskiWiśniowiecka
References
External links
Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1594 births
1638 deaths
Tomasz Tomasz is a Polish given name, the equivalent of Thomas in English.
Notable people with the given name include:
*Tomasz Adamek (born 1976), Polish heavyweight boxer
* Tomasz Arciszewski (1877–1955), Polish socialist politician and Prime Minis ...
Ruthenian nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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