Krzysztof Ossoliński

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Krzysztof Ossoliński
Coat of armsTopór
Born(1587-04-28)April 28, 1587
Bukowsko, Poland
DiedFebruary 24, 1645(1645-02-24) (aged 57)
Kraków, Poland
Noble familyOssoliński
Spouse(s)Zofia Cikowska
Zofia Krasińska
Elżbieta Firlej
IssueKrzysztof Baldwin Ossoliński
FatherJan Zbigniew Ossoliński
MotherJadwiga Sienieńska

Krzysztof Ossoliński (28 April, 1587 – 24 February, 1645) was a Polish–Lithuanian szlachcic (nobleman).

He was Podstoli of Sandomierz since 1618, Podkomorzy of Sandomierz since 1619, Castellan sadecki in 1633, wojnicki in 1636, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1638, Starost stobnicki, ropczycki and wolbromski.

Brother of Kanclerz (Chancellor) Jerzy Ossoliński, important figure in the contemporary politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

He was the builder of Krzyżtopór, a baroque castle that was reduced to ruin during the Swedish invasion of 1655.