Władysław Dominik Zasławski

Prince Władysław Dominik Zasławski-Ostrogski (c. 1616 – 1656) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) of Ruthenian stock. Prince of the Princely Houses of Poland, Ostroh Ordynat, Grand Koniuszy of The Crown.

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FullnameWładysław Dominik ks. Zasławski h. Ostrogski

Bornc. 1616
Przemyśl

Died(1656-05-05)5 May 1656
Stare Selo, near Lwów

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Władysław Dominik Zasławski
Prince
Portrait by Bartlomiej Strobel, 1635
Coat of arms	Herb własny
Full name	Władysław Dominik ks. Zasławski h. Ostrogski
Born	c. 1616 Przemyśl
Died	(1656-05-05)5 May 1656 Stare Selo, near Lwów
Noble family	Zasławski
Consort	Zofia Prudencja Ligęza h. Półkozic Katarzyna Sobieska h. Janina
Father	Aleksander Zasławski
Mother	Eufrozyna Ostrogska

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Zasławski was the most powerful magnate in Volhynia at that time. He was voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship from 1645 and voivode of Kraków Voivodeship from 1649. Starosta of Lutsk 1639–1653, regimentarz of the Crown 1648, second richest, after Stanisław Lubomirski, Polish magnate.

Thanks to chancellor Jerzy Ossoliński elected on Convocation Sejm as one of three regimentarz of the pospolite ruszenie during the Battle of Pyliavtsi in 1648. Because of his incompetence as a main regimentarz the battle were lost. In 1651 he participated in the Battle of Beresteczko. During the Swedish invasion ("The Deluge") was loyal to the king John Casimir Vasa, he prepared the defence of Przemyśl.

Since the third decade of 17th century his barony was Stare Selo near Lviv. There he started to build fortress in 1642, which was destroyed during the siege of Lviv in 1648 by the Cossack uprisers of Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Castle was rebuilt in years 1649–1654, inside the fortress was built a palace.