Origin
The Tarnowskis had one of their principal centres at Tarnów. Jan Amor Tarnowski combined his house’s prestige with a long military career in Jagiellon service.
Tarnowski
A Lesser Polish lineage associated with the Leliwa arms, combining Crown service with extensive landed estates.
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Development
The hetman led campaigns against Moldavia and Muscovy and distinguished himself at Obertyn in 1531. His children Jan Krzysztof and Zofia connected the family inheritance with the next generation of magnates.
Legacy
Jan Krzysztof’s death in 1567 transferred the patrimony to Zofia, wife of Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. Their marriage brought the Tarnów estates into the Ostrogski princely network.
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Contextual bibliography
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- Polski Słownik Biograficzny · Jan Amor Tarnowski
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny · Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski
- Tomasz Kempa · «Przezacna matrona» Anna Alojza Chodkiewiczowa, córka Anny ze Sztemberku Ostrogskiej, protektorka jezuitów