Biography
Janusz was of the princely Ostrogski family, the son of Konstanty Wasyl and Sophie nee Tarnowski. He had four sibilings; brothers Aleksander and Konstanty and sisters Katarzyna and Elzbieta.
He spend his early childhood in Dubna, and then lived at the court of Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna. In 1579 he converted from Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism.
In 1577, he led the defense of Dubna against the Tatars. During the Livonian War in 1579, he participated in military campaigns in Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky land. 2 February 1593, together with Alexander Vyshnevetsky won the battle under the heel Cossack army under the command of C. Kosinski. For the protection of state borders and their own possessions in 1609, he founded Ostrozhsky ordination, the capital of which over time became Dubna.
He has held several senior government positions. Opposed the support of the Pretender Dmitri-I and the Commonwealth War with Moscow State ( 1609 - one thousand six hundred and eighteen) .
Strengthened Dubno castle ramparts, a deep moat and a suspension bridge, and in the city founded by the Bernardine church and church of St. John of Nepomuk. In addition, fundavav churches in Mezhyrechchy, prisoners and Astrovtsy. Orthodoxy in his province does not interfere.
Cherished treasures of the ancestors, especially the prized gold medal with the image of his father, Prince Constantine-Basil, which as amulets took with him on hikes. This medal is now in the Hermitage .
Ostrogski's wives were:
Suzanne Sered (1582), children: Eleanor and Euphrosyne
Catherine Lubomirski (1597)
Teafiliya Tarlo ( 1612 ), children: Janusz Vladimir (who died in infancy)
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