Jan Karol Dolski of Kościesza (1637–1695) was a member of the

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of the

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. Throughout his life he held a number of posts, including the post of Grand Marshal of Lithuania, Court Marshal of Lithuania, and Cup-bearer. He was also the

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and was responsible for extending that town considerably. During

Swedish invasion of Poland The Deluge was a series of mid-17th-century military campaigns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In a wider sense, it applies to the period between the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648 and the Truce of Andrusovo in 1667, comprising the Pol ...

, also known as the Deluge, he fielded a

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of cavalry and commanded it personally in the

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. He also led a regiment in the

Russo-Polish War (1654–67) Armed conflicts between Poland (including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland) and Russia (including the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire, the Tsardom of Russia and the Principality of Moscow) include: : ...

and then took part in quelling the Lubomirski's Rebellion. In 1667 and 1668 he was a deputy to the Polish

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. A supporter of

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 ...

, he supported his election as the new king of Poland in 1669. The following year he received the honorary title of the Grand Carver of Lithuania. He took part in the

battle of Chocim (1673) The Battle of Khotyn or Battle of Chocim, also known as the Hotin War, took place on 11 November 1673 in Khotyn, where the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under the Grand Hetman of the Polish Crown John Sobieski defeated Ottom ...

. In 1674 he supported

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 the next elections for the king of Poland. For his merits in 1676 the Sejm granted him with a prize of 20 thousand złoty. A senior member of the Sejm, in 1678 and 1679 he preceded the king's council. He founded a Piarist college in Dubrovica in 1684. In 1685 he became the Court Marshal of Lithuania, and in 1691 the grand marshal.

Personal life

Dolski was married twice. His second wife, Anna Dolska, held a debt from the city of Pinsk for forty thousand złoty.

References

Polish people of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) 17th-century Polish nobility 1637 births 1695 deaths Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Members of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Grand Marshals of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Court Marshals of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania {{Poland-noble-stub