Jan Tarło

Jan Tarło (1684 – 5 January 1750) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) of the Tarło family, bearing the Topór coat of arms. He served as voivode of Lublin Voivodeship from 1719 and Sandomierz Voivodeship from 1736.

Political and military career Tarło held the rank of Lieutenant-General of the Crown Army and served as commander of a foot regiment of the Crown landsforce. He held the starostships of Kamieniecki, Latyczów, Medycki, Sokalski, and Jasielski, and the title of General of Podolian Lands.

He was appointed voivode of Lublin in 1719 and voivode of Sandomierz in 1736. Throughout his career, he served repeatedly as a deputy to the Sejm and acted as Marshal of the Tribunal of the Crown on four occasions.

Patronage and estates In his testament, Tarło described building a Piarist monastery in Opole Lubelskie and endowing it for the glory of God. He also built a palace in the town at a cost exceeding 100,000 złotys.

Personal life and testament Tarło was married four times. His last wife was the much younger Zofia Krasińska (1718–1790), whom he married in 1746 following the death of his third wife, Elżbieta z Branickich.

He died on 5 January 1750 in Opole Lubelskie. In his testament, he bequeathed the town of Opole and its surrounding estates to his widow Zofia, who subsequently married Antoni Lubomirski, then voivode of Lublin, in 1754.