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Jan Ostroróg

1565 – Komarno, Jun 1622

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1565or 1547Records disagree1 source
  • MarriedZofia Zasławskanot verified1 source
  • Titledeputy of Crown Tribunalor Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthnot verified1 source
  • TitleDeputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthor deputy of Crown Tribunalnot verified1 source
  • DiedJun 1622, Komarnonot verified1 source
  • FatherStanisław Ostrorógnot verified1 source
  • MotherZofia Teczynskanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1565

    Born

  2. 1610

    A daughter is born

  3. Jun 1622

    Dies in Komarno

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During his lifetime

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The 1560s · Jan is born

In the news1569

The Union of Lublin established the Commonwealth

On July 1, 1569, the Union of Lublin was signed, formally merging the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single Commonwealth of Both Nations. The process involved 140 senators and envoys from the Crown and 77 from Lithuania placing their seals on the act.

At the table

Famine bread ingredients

During times of severe famine, poor people were forced to bake bread using ingredients like acorns, bran, and in extreme cases, dried tree bark and plant buds.

What people wore

Valuation of peasant clothing sets

A full set of clothing for an ordinary Ukrainian peasant was valued at 26.5 zlotys for men and 52 zlotys for women, with the women's set including a shirt, skirt, and corset. Those who possessed such a complete set were considered wealthy by their community.

Getting around

Luxury transport for the wealthy

Wealthy individuals often traveled in covered wagons known as coaches (kocz) or cradles (kolebka), which were sometimes suspended on leather straps for comfort.

What it cost

Food affordability for workers

A worker could purchase a chicken for 1 grossus, a goose for 1.5 to 2 grossi, or a cluster of 60 eggs for 3 grossi with their daily wage.

Music

Social rules in the stryjanka dance

In the dance known as stryjanka, the violinist led the household members in the first part, while respectable people refrained from dancing the second, more lively part to observe others instead.

Daily life

Cooking and lighting challenges

Cooking happened in multipurpose living spaces or entryways using cauldrons suspended on complex, expensive iron hooks that allowed height adjustment over the fire. Because light was poor and candles were prohibitively expensive, many food preparation tasks were performed outdoors.