Coat of Arms of the Counts Zamoyski
Possessions of Zamoyski family are marked in green
Coat of arms at the main gate of Kozłówka Palace

The House of Zamoyski (plural: Zamoyscy) is an important Polish noble (szlachta) family belonging to the category of Polish magnates. They used the Jelita coat of arms. The surname "Zamoyski" literally means "of/from Zamość" and reflects the fact that the family originally were lords of Zamość, according to a tradition of surnames of Polish nobility. The family was influential in Polish politics for several centuries, and its members held various official titles, including those of Count and Countess.

History

The family traces its origins to the Łaźniński family. In the 15th century, Tomasz Łaźniński bought an estate in Stary (Old) Zamość. His sons Florian (died 1510) and Maciej assumed the name Zamoyski, and the family began to rise in prominence. Florian’s grandson Stanisław was the castellan of Chełm, and his son, Jan Zamoyski, arguably the most famous member of the family, became a chancellor, hetman, and founded the Zamoyski's Ordynat - a large estate that was a major source of the family's wealth. He was the 1st Ordynat of the Zamoyski Family Fee Tail. His son, Tomasz Zamoyski, the 2nd Ordynat, was also a chancellor in Poland. Many of their descendants held important positions within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, often that of a voivode.

Im 18. Jahrhundert wurde Andrzej Zamoyski , der 10. Ordynat , der dritte Kanzler Polens in der Geschichte seiner Familie. Er war einer der Verfasser des sogenannten Zamoyski-Kodex , eines Plans zur umfassenden Reform des Landes. Die Familie erhielt Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts vom Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches den Grafentitel . Die Brüder Andrzej Artur Zamoyski und Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski unterstützten während der Teilungen Polens die polnischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegungen . Władysław wurde nach seiner Teilnahme am Novemberaufstand verbannt , Andrzej nach dem Januaraufstand .

Andrzejs Enkel, Maurycy Zamoyski , war 1924 sieben Monate lang Außenminister der Zweiten Polnischen Republik .

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