Michał Stefan Radziejowski
His Eminence Michał Stefan Radziejowski | |
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Cardinal, Primate of Poland | |
Archdiocese | Gniezno |
See | Archdiocese of Gniezno |
Installed | 1688 |
Term ended | 1705 |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 January 1681 |
Created cardinal | 1686 |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1645 Radziejowice |
Died | 13 October Gdańsk |
Nationality | Polish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Augustyn Michał Stefan Radziejowski (3 December 1645 – 13 October 1705) was an archbishop of Gniezno and cardinal primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland,[1] son of Hieronim Radziejowski. After the death of the Polish king John III Sobieski, he functioned as Interrex until the choice of a new king.
Radziejowski first supported the candidacy of François Louis, Prince of Conti. Later he supported August II the Strong, the eventual successor to John III. He died in Gdańsk (Danzig), 13 October 1705.
References[]
- ^ "Augustyn Michal Stefan Cardinal Radziejowski [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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- Polish Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
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- 1645 births
- 1705 deaths
- Bishops of Warmia
- Canons of Gniezno
- Canons of Warmia
- Archbishops of Gniezno
- Diplomats of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 17th-century Polish cardinals
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