Ulrich Hosius

Ulrich Hosius (German: Ulrich Hosse; Lithuanian: Ulrichas Hozijus; Polish: Ulryk Hozjusz; c. 1455–1535 in Vilnius) was a noble of German descent from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Born in Pforzheim, he lived most of his life in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and at the court of Lithuanian rulers.

In the early 16th century, he was made a high-ranking official at the Kraków mint (1503).

From 1513, Hosius was appointed as a supervisor (aedilis) at the reconstruction of the Lower Castle by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old and as a supervisor of the reconstruction of the Royal palace.

Simultaneously Hosius started the construction works on The Holy Trinity asylum, which was finished by his son, Stanislaus Hosius in 1570, who rose to the ranks of a Catholic bishop, cardinal and Papal legate.