Prince Aleksander Janusz Zasławski-Ostrogski (1650–1682) was the last male representative of the

Ostrogski The House of Ostrogski (; ; ) was one of the more prominent families in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The family spanned from the 14th century Rut ...

princely line. He was the 4th

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of the Ostrogski Family Fee Tail.

Biography

Son of Prince Władysław Dominik Zasławski and

Katarzyna Sobieska Katarzyna Sobieska (1634–1694) was the sister of King John III Sobieski of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathi ...

, daughter of magnate Voivode of Bełz and

Ruthenia ''Ruthenia'' is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin, as one of several terms for Rus'. Originally, the term ''Rus' land'' referred to a triangular area, which mainly corresponds to the tribe of Polans in Dnieper Ukraine. ''Ruthenia' ...

Jakub Sobieski h. Janina, the sister of King of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

Jan III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...

. In 1669, he aspired to become Polish King by

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but, in the event, the throne went to

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Michael I (, ; 31 May 1640 – 10 November 1673) was the ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as List of Polish monarchs, King of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 29 September 1669 until his death in 1673 ...

. In 1670, Prince Zasławski founded a

Jurydyka Jurydyka (plural: jurydyki, improperly: jurydykas), is a legal entity in the Polish legal system from bygone centuries (originating from Latin: ''iurisdictio'', jurisdiction), denoting a privately owned tract of land within a larger municipality, ...

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

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, which was named Alexandria in his honour. In this place was built

Palace A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

Janusz Ostrogski Prince Janusz Ostrogski () (1554 – 17 September 1620 in Tarnów) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble and statesman. He served as a voivode of Volhyn (1584-1593), as a castellan of Kraków (from 1593 on), and as a starosta of Bohuslav (from 1591), ...

. Alexander died in 1682 leaving no successors, whole fortune of both

and

Zasławski The House of Zasławski (plural ''Zasławscy'') was the name of a Polish–Ruthenian noble family and a cadet branch of the Ostrogski family. The Zasławski family had its power base in Volhynia, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (today in Ukra ...

families was inherited by

Józef Karol Lubomirski Prince Józef Karol Lubomirski (1638–1702) was a Polish szlachcic, noble. He was owner of Dubno, Wiśnicz, Tarnów and Zasławski family, Zesław, Koniuszy, Crown Koniuszy since 1683, Court Marshals of the Crown, Crown Court Marshals since ...

because of his marriage to

Teofila Ludwika Zasławska Princess Teofila Ludwika Zasławska (ca. 1650 – November 15, 1709) was a member of the Polish nobility (), known as the perhaps most significant heiress and landowner of her contemporary Poland. She was the daughter of Katarzyna Sobieska, ...

, sister of Aleksander Janusz Zasławski.

Ancestry

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaslawski, Aleksander Janusz Candidates for the Polish elective throne 17th-century Polish nobility Aleksander Janusz 1650 births 1682 deaths