Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579)

Princess Katarzyna Ostrogska (Ukrainian: Катерина Острозька, Lithuanian: Kotryna Ostrogiškaitė) (1560–1579) was a Ruthenian noblewoman. She is renowned for the 1577 Siege of Dubno, during which nomads laid siege to the city with the intention of capturing her.

Katarzyna Ostrogska
Princess
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Ostrogski
Born1560
Died(1579-08-03)3 August 1579
Vilnius
FamilyOstrozky
ConsortKrzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł
Issue
Janusz Radziwiłł
FatherKonstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
MotherZofia Tarnowska
Katarzyna Ostrogska
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Noble familyOstrogski

She was the second of four wives of Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł,[1] whom she married on 22 July 1578 in Dubno.

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  1. Bem, Kazimierz (11 May 2020). Calvinism in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth 1548–1648: The Churches and the Faithful. BRILL. p. 175. ISBN 978-90-04-42482-1. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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