Jan Tarnowski
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| Jan Amor Tarnowski | ||
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| Noble Family | Tarnowski | |
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| Parents | Jan Amor Tarnowski Barbara Zawisza z Różnowa |
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| Consorts | Barbara Tęczyńska Zofia Szydłowiecka |
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| Children | with Barbara Tęczyńska Jan Aleksander Tarnowski Jan Amor Tarnowski with Zofia Szydłowiecka Zofia Tarnowska Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski |
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| Date of Birth | 1488 | |
| Place of Birth | Tarnów, Poland | |
| Date of Death | May 16, 1561 | |
| Place of Death | Wiewiórka, Poland | |
Jan Amor Tarnowski (1488 - 1561) was a Polish szlachcic. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527 and was the founder of the city of Tarnopol.
He was owner of Tarnów, Wiewiórka, Rożnów, Przeworsk, Stare Sioło, a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre from September 1, 1518, castellan wojnicki from 6 June 1522, voivode of Ruthenian Voivodship from April 2, 1527 and of Kraków Voivodship from October 10, 1535, castellan of Kraków and Starost of Sandomierz, Stryj, Żydaczów, Dolina, Sandecz, chmielnowski, Lubaczów and horodelski from March 15, 1536.
He was amongst the first Hetmans of the Polish Army after its great reforms. He led the Polish Army to many victories amongst which was the victory at Obertyn (1531) against Moldavians, and at Starodub (1535) against the Muscovites in the Muscovite wars.
Victories were not the only achievements of this Hetman. This great military leader developed, among other things, horse artillery, filed hospitals at the expense of the government, headquarters services, and field sappers. Throughout his entire service as a Hetman, he preached a doctrine of flexibility.
