Zofia z x. Czartoryskich hr. Zamoyska, 1778–1837
English: Sophia of the Princes Czartoryski Family Countess Zamoyska
She was an active philanthropist, and a member of the Xs Literary Society. She led a salon at her Blue Palace in Warsaw.
During the Congress of Vienna, 1815, Zamoyska was declared the most beautiful woman in Europe. She was portrayed by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Friedrich Füger, Josef Grassi, Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder and François Gérard.
Zofia was a younger daughter of Izabela z hr. Flemingów x. Czartoryska and Adam Kazimierz x. Czartoryski.
On May 20, 1798 at Puławy, she married Stanisław Kostka hr. Zamoyski. They had ten children, for which the Zamoyskis called her “the mother of the Family”. She was a strict mother, telling her kids that it’s their common lot to be born for the country rather than for themselves.
Stanisław Zamoyski 
Zofia Zamoyska with Sons, François Gérard, 1804 
Zofia Zamoyska’s Tomb, fragment 
Zofia Zamoyska, Waleria Tarnowska, 1803 
Zofia Zamoyska, Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder 
A Copy of Zofia Zamoyska’s Tomb in the Zamoyskis Palace, Kozłówka 
Zofia Zamoyska 
Zofia Zamoyska, a book cover 
Zofia Zamoyska’s Tomb in the Santa Croce Church, Florence 
Zofia Zamoyska, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Agar, 1804
3 replies on “Zofia Zamoyska”
Wonderful text! Thank you! Do you happen to know how many children she had by 1815?
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I am researching my friends mother’s possible roots to Countess Zamoyska. The Americanized version of her maiden family name is Samosky (Emily). Is there anyway that (we) could get more information on Zofia Zamoyska’s family tree (her descendants)? Thank you.
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This is the best source on Polish genealogy. But it seems you need to buy subscription there to be able to see the older records. https://www.sejm-wielki.pl/s/i.php?i=Zofia&n=Zamoyski
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