Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski

Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski of Herb Jelita (13 January 1775 – 2 April 1856)[1] was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, landowner, and patron of arts.

Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
Born(1775-01-13)13 January 1775
Warsaw, Poland
Died2 April 1856(1856-04-02) (aged 81)
Vienna, Austria
Noble familyZamoyski
Spouse(s)Zofia Czartoryska
Issue
Konstanty Zamoyski
Andrzej Artur Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski
Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski
Celina Gryzelda Zamoyska
Jadwiga Klementyna Zamoyska
Zdzisław Zamoyski
Eliza Elżbieta Zamoyska
FatherAndrzej Zamoyski
MotherKonstancja Czartoryska

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.

During the November Uprising in 1831, Zamoyski was not present at the senate meeting and was subsequently removed from the senate by that year's parliament.

Awards

References
  1. "Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski - Muzeum Zamoyskich w Kozłówce". www.muzeumzamoyskich.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. "Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski | UM Janów Lubelski". www.janowlubelski.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-05.


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