Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579)

Katarzyna Ostrogska
Princess
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Ostrogski
Born1560
Died(1579-08-03)3 August 1579
Vilnius
FamilyOstrozky
ConsortKrzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł
IssueJanusz Radziwiłł
FatherKonstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
MotherZofia Tarnowska
Katarzyna Ostrogska
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Noble familyOstrogski

Princess Katarzyna Ostrogska (Ukrainian: Катерина Острозька, Lithuanian: Kotryna Ostrogiškaitė) (1560–1579) was a Ruthenian noblewoman. She was famed for the Siege of Dubna in 1577, which was sieged by nomads with the purpose of take to her prisoner.

She was the second of four wives of Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł,[1] whom she married on 22 July 1578 in Dubno.

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References

  1. ^ Bem, Kazimierz (11 May 2020). Calvinism in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth 1548–1648: The Churches and the Faithful. BRILL. p. 175. ISBN 978-90-04-42482-1. Retrieved 1 November 2024.


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