Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski
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Prince Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski |
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| Coat of arms | Lubomirski |
| Consort |
Konstancja Ligęza Barbara Tarło |
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| Family | Lubomirski |
| Father | Stanisław Lubomirski |
| Mother | Zofia Ostrogska |
| Born |
20 January 1616 Wiśnicz, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 31 December 1667 Breslau, Holy Roman Empire |
Prince Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski (1616–1667) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, outstanding politician and military commander. Lubomirski was a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire SRI. He was the initiator of the Lubomirski Rebellion of 1665–1666.
Lubomirski was the son of voivode and starost Stanisław Lubomirski and Princess Zofia Ostrogska. He was married to Konstancja Ligęza since 1641 and Barbara Tarło since 1654. He was starost of Kraków since 1647, Court Marshal of the Crown in the same year, Grand Marshal of the Crown since 1650, Field Crown Hetman since 1658, starost of Nowy Sącz and Spisz.
He became Sejm Marshal of the ordinary Sejm between 1 February and 29 March 1643 in Warsaw.
Lubomirski became famous as a commander during wars with the Ukrainian Cossacks, Sweden, Transylvania and Muscovy in the 1648–1660 period. Inter alia he crushes the invading troops of George II Rákóczi and marched into Transylvania. He also forced, together with , Russian troops to surrender at the battle of Cudnów in 1660.
He was a staunch defender of the "Golden freedoms" and the leader of the fierce opposition to King John II Casimir, who was attempting to increase his power.
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