Jan Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski was born on March 19, 1542. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Jan Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski (Latin: Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish szlachcic (nobleman), magnate, statesman and the first ordynat of Zamość. He served as Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Chancellor of the Crown from 1578, and Great Hetman of the Crown from 1581. Zamoyski was the general starost of the city of Kraków from 1580 to 1585, and starost of Bełz, Międzyrzecz, Krzeszów, Knyszyn, and Tartu. An important advisor to the Polish kings Sigismund II Augustus and Stephen Báthory, he was one of the major opponents of Báthory's successor, Sigismund III Vasa, and one of the most skilled diplomats, politicians and statesmen of his time, standing as a major figure in the politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth throughout his life.