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12-661: It is known as the former seat of the Olshansky princely family and the location of the ruined Halshany Castle . It was the birthplace of the Lithuanian princess and later Grand Duchess of Lithuania and queen of Poland Sophia of Halshany , extending Lithuanian Jagellon dynasty over two states. During the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth the town was in the hands of the Sapieha family, which constructed

24-608: A castle there in early 17th century. The town grew smaller with the devastations of the mid-17th century wars wrought in the Commonwealth. The town became part of the Russian Empire with the partitions of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century. During the French invasion of Russia , the vicinity was captured by the Franco - Polish troops on 30 June 1812. It was recaptured by

36-508: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Uliana Olshanska Princess Uliana Olshanska ( Lithuanian : Julijona Alšėniškė or Julijona Vytautienė , Polish : Julianna Holszańska ; d. 1448) was a noblewoman from the Alšėniškiai family and the Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Vytautas , Grand Duke of Lithuania . They had no issue. Very little

48-493: Is known about Uliana's life. Her first husband was Ivan of Karachev . German chronicle of Johann von Posilge and Polish historian Jan Długosz asserted that Ivan was murdered so that widowed Uliana could marry Vytautas. Most likely she was an Eastern Orthodox who converted to Catholicism in order to marry Vytautas. After the death of his first wife Anna on 31 July 1418, Vytautas wished to marry Uliana, daughter of one of his closest allies Ivan Olshansky . However, Anna

60-810: The Russian Imperial Army on 8 December of the sae year. After the First World War the town became a part of the Second Polish Republic ; it was taken by the Soviet Union after the Soviet invasion of Poland and became part of the Belorussian SSR . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union it became part of modern Belarus . This Belarus location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olshansky From Misplaced Pages,

72-599: The surname Olshansky . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olshansky&oldid=1255278923 " Categories : Surnames Ukrainian-language surnames Belarusian-language surnames Ukrainian toponymic surnames Belarusian toponymic surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Polish-language text Articles with short description Short description

84-684: The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), lived in Canada as a spy Juliana Olshanskaya (1525–1540), noblewoman, saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Olshansky All pages with titles containing Olshanski References [ edit ] ^ https://polona.pl/item-view/b0f42f9b-fabf-4a42-add5-4c962257bc8c?page=3 [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

96-665: The Soviet Union Nikolay Olshansky (born 1939), Russian politician Paweł Holszański (1485–1555) S. Jay Olshansky (born 1954), professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago Semyon Olshanski (died in 1505 or 1506), noble from the Holshansky family Sergei Olshansky (born 1948), Soviet football player Sophia Holshanska, or Sophia of Halshany (1405–1461), Queen of Poland as

108-465: The fourth and last wife of Jogaila, King of Poland and Supreme Duke of Lithuania Uliana Olshanska (died 1448), noblewoman from the Olshanski (Holshanski, Alšėniškiai) family, the second wife of Vytautas , Grand Duke of Lithuania Vladimir Olshansky (born 1947), Russian performing artist, director, composer, sculptor Yelena Olshanskaya, original name of Elena Miller , a Russian who, as alleged by

120-587: The 💕 Olshansky or Olshanski are East Slavic toponymic surnames associated with the places Olshana , Olshanka , Olshany , Halshany . The Belrusian-language rendering of the surname are Halshansky, Alshansky, Polish: Olszański, Holszański, Lithuanian: Olšanski, Alšėniškis. Name of the House in latin sources: Domus Olszansciorum , sometimes with subdivisions like Domus Olszansciorum Hippocentaurus or D. O. Corvo . Feminine variants: Olshanska, Olshanskaya, Hoshanska, Halshanskaya. Notable people with

132-667: The surname include: Members of the Olshanski/Holshansky noble family ( Alšėniškiai ; Polish : Holszańscy herbu Hippocentaurus ), which can be variously styled in East Slavic, Polish, or Lithuanian ways Barbara Olshansky , American human rights lawyer Igor Olshansky (born 1982), American football player Ivan Olshansky (died in or after 1402), progenitor of the Lithuanian princely Alšėniškiai (Holshansky) family Konstantin Olshansky , (1915–1944), Ukrainian Hero of

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144-453: Was sister of Agripina, who was wife of Ivan and mother of Uliana. That made Vytautas uncle-in-law of Uliana. Piotr Krakowczyk , Bishop of Vilnius , refused to perform the wedding ceremony due to this relationship and demanded they seek approval from the pope. Jan Kropidło , Bishop of Włocławek , performed the ceremony before Christmas 1418 and, eventually, Vytautas obtained a matrimonial dispensation from Pope Martin V . It appears that

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