Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski

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Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
Noble Family	Zamoyski
Coat of Arms	Jelita
Parents	Andrzej Zamoyski Konstancja Czartoryska
Consorts	Zofia Czartoryska
Children	with Zofia Czartoryska Konstanty Zamoyski Andrzej Artur Zamoyski Jan Zamoyski Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski Celina Gryzelda Zamoyska Jadwiga Klementyna Zamoyska Zdzisław Zamoyski August Zamoyski Eliza Elżbieta Zamoyska Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
Date of Birth	January 13, 1775
Place of Birth	Warsaw
Date of Death	April 2, 1856
Place of Death	Vienna, Austria

Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski (1775-1856) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, landowner, patron of arts.

Stanisław was the 12th Ordynat of Zamość estates. In 1809 he became the chairman of the "Provisional Government" (rzad tymczasowy) of Galicja. 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 June 16, 1812. In 1822 Stanisław became the chairman of Senate in the Polish (Congress) Kingdom.

He married Princess Zofia Czartoryska on May 20, 1798 in Puławy.

[edit] Awards

• Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on June 16, 1812.