Jan Tarnowski
Jan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527, and was the founder of the city of Tarnopol, where he built the Ternopil Castle and the Ternopil Pond. The first Count of the Holy Roman Empire in the Tarnowski family (1547).
Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski | |
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| Coat of arms | Leliwa |
| Born | 1488 Tarnów, Poland |
| Died | 16 May 1561 (aged 72–73) Wiewiórka, Poland |
| Noble family | House of Tarnowski |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Tęczyńska Zofia Szydłowiecka |
| Issue | with Barbara Tęczyńska Jan Aleksander Tarnowski Jan Amor Tarnowski with Zofia Szydłowiecka Zofia Tarnowska Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski |
| Father | Jan Amor Junior Tarnowski |
| Mother | Barbara of Rożnów |
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