The princes Chartoryiskys in Ukraine: glimpses of the history (before the 17th century)

Pages of the family history of the Princes Chartoryiskys closely connected with the history of Ukraine are considered. Special attention is paid to the fact, that the Chartoryiskys had been the Orthodoxal family for a long time, but for some reason or other they adopted Catholicism. The Princes Chartoryiskys played an important part in the history of Ukrainian lands up to the 17th century.