Krzysztof Korwin Gosiewski
Krzysztof Korwin Gosiewski | |
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Coat of arms | Ślepowron |
Born | late 16th century |
Died | 1643 |
Family | Gosiewski |
Father | Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski |
Krzysztof Korwin Gosiewski de armis Ślepowron (died 1643) was the Palatine-Governor of Smolensk from 1639, Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1638, Lithuanian Great-Quartermaster since 1625, District-Governor of Velizh and a diplomat. He was the son of Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski and Ewa Pac.[1]
He took part in the ceremonial retinue of Prince Jerzy Ossoliński during his embassy in Rome in 1633. In 1638, King Władysław IV Vasa entrusted him with a diplomatic mission to France. His job was to negotiate the release of Prince Jan Kazimierz by the French. On 2 February 1640, he officially entered in Paris.[2] After several weeks of negotiations, he managed to get relief the prince in exchange for a declaration that Poland-Lithuania will not be associated in a state of war with France. On 30 March, together with Jan Kazimierz he left the Bourbon capital. After returning to Poland–Lithuania he received the royal secretary who dedicated a book commemorating the achievements of his father, Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski.
References[]
- ^ Wassenberg, Eberhard; Baliński, Michał (1858). Więzienie we Francyi Jana Kazimierza polskiego i szwedzkiego królewica (in Polish). p. 157. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Biskup, Rian (2005). The History of Polish Diplomacy X-XX C. p. 195. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- 16th-century births
- 1643 deaths
- Polish nobility
- Diplomats of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Gosiewski (Ślepowron)
- Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Voivodes of Smolensk
- Polish nobility stubs