Zbigniew Oleśnicki (primate of Poland)
His Excellency Zbigniew Oleśnicki | |
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Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Gniezno |
Installed | 1481 |
Term ended | 1492 |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1473 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1430 |
Died | 2 February 1493 Łowicz |
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (c. 1430–1493), nephew of Cardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki, was a Roman Catholic clergyman and Polish politician.[1][2] He served as crown deputy chancellor from 1472, bishop of Kuyavia from 1472, and bishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland from 12 October 1481.[3][4]
He was born, about 1430, into the influential Debno noble family; he was the son of Marshal of the Kingdom of Poland , and the nephew of Zbigniew Cardinal Oleśnicki of Kraków
During the absence of King Casimir IV Jagiellon he was deputized in several state matters including dealing with the Old Prussians; however, by the end of Casimirs reign their relationship had soured, probably due to a rivalry with Frederick Jagiellon, the Bishop of Kraków and Casimir's son. After the death of Casimir, he was a strong supporter for the election of Janusz III of Masovia to be the new king as opposed to John I Albert.
He died on 2 February 1493 in Łowicz and was buried in the Cathedral of Gniezno, where his tomb was built with red marble by Veit Stoss.[5]
References[]
- ^ Zbigniew_Olesnicki at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Zbigniew_Olesnicki at Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- ^ Zbigniew Oleśnicki at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 2, page 160, and page 270
- ^ Marceli Kosman: Between the altar and the throne: the Polish primates. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing G & P, 2000. ISBN 83-7272-017-7.
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