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Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski

1717 – 1792

Polish noble

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Lived 1717 – 1792 (aged 74). Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski was a Polish diplomat, politician, jurist and military personnel.

Count Andrzej Hieronim Franciszek Zamoyski (12 February 1716 – 10 February 1792) was a Polish noble (szlachcic). Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on 3 August 1758 in Warsaw.

He was the 10th Ordynat of the Zamość Ordynacja properties. Between 1757 and 1764 voivode of the Inowrocław Voivodeship. From 1764 until 1767 Great Crown Chancellor and starost of Halicz, Lublin, Brodnica and Rostoki.

He married Princess Konstancja Czartoryska in Warsaw in 1768, the daughter of Prince Stanisław Kostka Czartoryski and sister of Prince Józef Klemens Czartoryski's.

In 1760 he was the first of the Polish magnates to replace serfdom on his estates. King Stanisław II Augustus and the Polish Sejm commissioned him in 1776 to produce a new legal code for Poland, which became known as the Zamoyski Code. By 1780, under Zamoyski's direction, a code had been produced. It would have strengthened royal power, made all officials answerable to the Sejm, placed the clergy and their finances under state supervision, and deprived landless szlachta ("barefoot szlachta") of many of their legal immunities. Zamoyski's progressive legal code, containing elements of constitutional reform, failed to be adopted by the Sejm.

Remembrance He is one of the figures immortalized in Jan Matejko's 1891 painting, Constitution of May 3, 1791.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Liegnitz Ritter-Akademie
Positions held
Chancellor of Poland, Polish elector, Deputy of Crown Tribunal
Awards
Order of the White Eagle
Also known as
Andreas Zamoyski

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski?

Polish noble (1717–1792)

When was Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski born?

Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski was born on 12 December 1717 in Bieżuń.

When did Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski die?

Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski died on 10 February 1792 in Zamość.

What was Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski's occupation?

Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski was a diplomat, politician, jurist and military personnel.

What nationality was Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski?

Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski

· Wikidata: Q890182

· DBpedia: Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski

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