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- Zamoyski Family, great Polish family whose members influenced Polish politics and history for almost 400 years. The family settled in the 15th century at Laznin in the Mazovia area of Poland. Tomasz Lazninski bought an estate there called Zamość, and his sons Florian (died 1510) and Maciej began to use the name Zamoyski.
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Zamoyski Family, great Polish family whose members influenced Polish politics and history for almost 400 years. The family settled in the 15th century at Laznin in the Mazovia area of Poland. Tomasz Lazninski bought an estate there called Zamość, and his sons Florian (died 1510) and Maciej began to.
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The family traces its origins to the Łaźniński family. In the 15th century, Tomasz Łaźniński bought an estate in Stary (Old) Zamość. His sons Florian (died 1510) and Maciej assumed the name Zamoyski, and the family began to rise in prominence.
The surname Zamoyski occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Zamoyski are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. The surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 417,679.
Jul 12, 2002 · Jan Zamoyski, the head of one of Poland's richest and most powerful noble families, whose life reflected his country's turbulent and destructive political fate in the 20th century, died on June...
The Zamoyski family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Zamoyski family living in New Jersey. This was 100% of all the recorded Zamoyski's in USA.
Adam Zamoyski (born 11 January 1949) is a British historian and author. [1] Personal life. Born in New York City in 1949, Adam Stefan Zamoyski was brought up in England and educated at St Philip's Preparatory School, The Queen's College, Oxford, where he read History and Modern Languages (BA Hons. 1970, MA Hons 1974).
A family line of Polish magnates, originating with Tomasz Łaziński, who purchased a large estate in the Stara Zamość region (hence the Zamoyski name) in the early 15th century. Members of the family occupied important state positions in the Polish kingdom and played a significant role in Ukrainian affairs.
