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Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski

Turov, 1520s – Ostroh, 23 Feb 1608

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1520s, TurovRecords disagree1 source
  • MarriedZofia Tarnowskanot verified1 source
  • TitleCourt Marshalor voivode of Kyiv, 1559–1608 · Polish electornot verified1 source
  • TitlePolish electoror voivode of Kyiv, 1559–1608 · Court Marshalnot verified1 source
  • Titlevoivode of Kyiv, 1559–1608or Court Marshal · Polish electornot verified1 source
  • Died23 Feb 1608, Ostrohor 13 Feb 1608Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 1520s

    Born in Turov

  2. 1559–1608

    Voivode of Kyiv

  3. 1560–1570

    2 children are born

  4. 23 Feb 1608

    Dies in Ostroh

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Turov.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1520s · Konstanty is born in Turov

In the news1529

First Lithuanian Statute enacted

The First Lithuanian Statute of 1529 guaranteed that the nobility could not be punished without a trial and secured their land ownership.

At the table

Taxes on tavern drinks in 1523

In 1523, a tavern in Kremenets selling honey or beer was taxed one kopa of groschen, indicating the significant popularity of these drinks.

What people wore

Affordable winter headwear for women

A simple Turkish headscarf, known as a bavelnytsia, was a common winter accessory for burgher women and cost about 10 groszy in 1616.

Getting around

Travel duration between towns

A journey of about 70 kilometers between Uman and Stavisht typically took a full day and night, requiring an overnight stop along the route.

What it cost

Wages for a hired servant

In 1552, a hired servant working at a mint received 1.5 kopy of groschen annually, plus clothes as part of his compensation.

Music

Musicians played for public life and guilds

Guild musicians were vital to community life, performing at weddings, baptisms, and town ceremonies, with guilds established in cities like Kamianets-Podilskyi by 1578 and Lviv by 1580. They played instruments such as violins, dulcimers (tsymbaly), and trumpets to accompany these public celebrations.

Daily life

Education at churches and monasteries

Children received basic education at churches and monasteries, where specialized teachers called scribes taught writing in Church Slavonic, basic arithmetic, prayers, and singing. Schools were often located in the largest cities.