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| Zasławski | |
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| Current region | Poland |
| Place of origin | Iziaslav |
| Members | Aleksander Zasławski Władysław Zasławski |
| Connected families | Ostrogski family |
| Estate | Starozasławski Castle |
TheHouse of Zasławski (pluralZasławscy) was the name of aPolish–Ruthenian noble family and acadet branch of theOstrogski family. The Zasławski family had its power base inVolhynia,Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (today inUkraine), and traced its origins to a branch of theRurikids that took its name fromIziaslav. Due to their relation to the Rurikids, the Zasławski family held the title ofknyaz (prince).
The Zasławski family was one of the three major families in thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to trace its origins to eitherKaributas (they usedKorybut coat of arms) or, according to modern historical interpretations, the Ruthenian Rurikids; the other two families were theOstrogski family and theWiśniowiecki family. The Zasławski family was sometimes seen as a junior line of the Ostrogoski family.
After the death in 1620 of the last male heir of the Ostrogoski family,Janusz Ostrogski, many of the Ostrogoski possessions were inherited by the Zasławcy. However, the Zasławski family faced a similar fate when their last male heir,Aleksander Janusz Zasławski, died in 1682. Their huge possessions passed to theLubomirski family (due to their marriage with Aleksander's sister,Teofilia Ludwika Zasławska) and other families of Polishszlachta. A complicated litigation concerning the Ostrogski inheritance continued until theRussian Empire annexed Poland during thePartitions.
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