Jan Tarnowski

January Amor Tarnowski (* 1488 in Tarnów, † May 16 1561 in Wiewiórka, Lesser Poland ) was a Polish nobleman, an official in the civil service, hetman of the Polish Crown and Imperial Count of the Holy Roman Empire.

Life

January Amor Tarnowski was born on April 2, 1527 Voivode of the Voivodship Ruthenia. He was invested with the office of castellan of Cracow and Sandomir of Eastern Star by his vehement commitment to the Kingdom of Poland.

He won in 1531 at the Battle of Obertyn near the small town Obertyn against an army under the leadership of the Moldavian Hospodar Petru Rareş. In the east, he fought successfully against the Muscovite empire. He regained during the Lithuanian - Muscovite War, 1534-1537, which was also Poland participated in the Lithuanian side, the sewerischen cities Homel and Starodub for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Grand Duke Ivan III in 1503. had fallen.

Tarnowski founded in 1540 as the city of Tarnopol Polish military base and stronghold.

Swell

• Genealogia dynastyczna

• Empire Graf ( Poland - Lithuania)
• Senator (Poland - Lithuania)
• Military person (Poland - Lithuania)
• Ritter ( Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem )
• Born in 1488
• Died in 1561
• Man