Jan Karol Opalinski
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Jan Karol Opalinski was a Polish
starost and kasztelan of Poznań
. He was the son of Krzysztof Opaliński
and Teresa Konstancya Czarnkowska. In December 1678, he married Zofia Anna Czarnkowska and was the father of Katarzyna Opalińska
. Katarzyna went on to marry Stanisław Leszczyński, the King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
starost and kasztelan of Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
. He was the son of Krzysztof Opaliński
Krzysztof Opalinski
Krzysztof Opaliński was a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth noble , politician and writer . Voivode of Poznań, starosta kowelski, śremski, osiecki, międzyłęski.- Biography :Son of Piotr Opaliński...
and Teresa Konstancya Czarnkowska. In December 1678, he married Zofia Anna Czarnkowska and was the father of Katarzyna Opalińska
Katarzyna Opalinska
Catherine Opalińska was Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duchess of Lorraine.-Biography:Catherine was the daughter of magnate Jan Karol Opaliński and his wife Zofia Czarnkowska....
. Katarzyna went on to marry Stanisław Leszczyński, the King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine.