Elizaveta Ostrogska
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Ostrogski Ostrogski Ostrogski was one of the greatest Ruthenian princely families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.They were most likely of Rurikid stock and descended from Sviatopolk II of Kiev. Some scholars however claim their descent from Galicia-Volhynia line of Rurikid dynasty. Vasilko Romanovich Prince of... |
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| Parents | Ilia Ostrogski Ilia Ostrogski Knyaz Ilia Aleksander Konstantynovich Ostrogski or Elias was only one son of Konstanty Ostrogski from his first marriage with Tatiana Koretska; Bratslav and Vinnytsia starost.-Biography:... Beata Kościelecka |
| Consorts | Dymitr Sanguszko Łukasz III Górka Siemion Olelkowicz Slutski |
| Children | - |
| Date of Birth | 1539 |
| Place of Birth | Ostrog Ostroh Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the administrative center of the Ostroh Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast... |
| Date of Death | 1582 |
| Place of Death | Szamotuły |
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Ilia Ostrogski
Knyaz Ilia Aleksander Konstantynovich Ostrogski or Elias was only one son of Konstanty Ostrogski from his first marriage with Tatiana Koretska; Bratslav and Vinnytsia starost.-Biography:...
and Beata Kościelecka.
Biography
Born in the OstrogOstroh
Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the administrative center of the Ostroh Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast...
castle 1539 year, soon after her father died. She inherited a great fortune which became a tasty bite for possible husbands and the reason of her misery.
When she was 14, her uncle Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski was a Lithuanian prince, starost of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, marshal of Volhynia and voivode of the Kiev Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He got married on January 1553 in Tarnów...
(against will of her mother) made her marry Dymitr Sanguszko, starost of Kaniv
Kaniv
Kaniv is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is also one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper...
, Cherkasy
Cherkasy
Cherkasy or Cherkassy , is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion within the oblast...
and Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
. Soon Dymitr needed to flee because of Infamy
Infamy
Infamy, in common usage, is notoriety gained from a negative incident or reputation . The word stems from the Latin infamia, antonym of fama ....
and conflict with Sigismund II Augustus I, but he was captured and killed by Marcin Zborowski
Marcin Zborowski
Marcin Zborowski was a Polish castellan of Kalisz , voivod of Kalisz , voivod of Poznań and castellan of Kraków . He was one of the leaders of execution movement, co-initiator of the Chicken War and also supporter of the Reformation...
in the Jaroměř
Jaromer
Jaroměř is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 15 kilometers northeast of the district town of Hradec Králové. The town lies at the confluence of three rivers, notably the Mettau and the Elbe...
in 1533.
In 1555 King made her marry Łukasz III Górka, voivode of Poznań
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, Kalisz
Kalisz Voivodeship
-Kalisz Voivodeship 1975–1998:Kalisz Voivodeship 1975–1998 was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship.Capital city: Kalisz...
, Łęczyca and Brześć Kujawski
Brzesc Kujawski Voivodeship
Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795...
again against her and her mothers` will, who wanted Halszka to marry Siemion Olelkowicz, Prince of Slutsk
Slutsk
Slutsk is a town in Belarus, located on the Sluch River south of Minsk. As of 2010 its population is of 61,400).-Geography:The town is situated in the south-west of its Voblast, not too far from from the city of Soligorsk.-History:...
. Both mother and daughter fled to Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
and hid in the Dominican Church
Dominican Church, Lviv
The Dominican church and monastery in Lviv, Ukraine is located in the city's Old Town, east of the market square. It was originally built as the Roman Catholic church of Corpus Christi, and today serves as the Greek Catholic church of the Holy Eucharist....
. Prince Siemon slipped into the church dressed like beggar and secretly married Princess Ostrogska in 1559. King however didn't recognize it and ordered Prince Siemon to give Elizaveta back to Górka. The church was besieged, and mother and daughter were forced to surrender and accept the King's will.
Beata Kościelecka for many years tried to cancel marriage with Łukasz Górka, in the meantime Prince Siemion Olelkowicz Slutski died. When he died, Elizaveta started to participate in social affairs with her husband de jure.
Elżbieta lived with Górka in his castle in Szamotuły until his death in January 1573.
When she became widow for the third time, her uncle Konstanty Wasyl made her give him and his son Janusz
Janusz Ostrogski
Prince Janusz Ostrogski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble.Janusz Ostrog - statesman of the Commonwealth...
part of her fortune.
She died alone, insane, at the age of 43 in 1582.
Inspirations
Her tragic fate was a base for the book of Józef Ignacy KraszewskiJózef Ignacy Kraszewski
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski was a Polish writer, historian and journalist who produced more than 200 novels and 150 novellas, short stories, and art reviews He is best known for his epic series on the history of Poland, comprising twenty-nine novels in seventy-nine parts.As a novelist writing about...
, titled "Halszka"(Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
1838).
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings...
pictured her in the background of "Kazanie Skargi".
There is a legend about one of Szamotuły castle towers, that it was the prison for dark princess, whose face was hidden behind the iron mask by her husband.