Matthias Drzewicki

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Primate Poloniae Maciej Drzewiecki (printed 1864)

Matthias Drzewicki (Polish Maciej Drzewicki ; * February 22, 1467 ; † August 22, 1535 in Łowicz , Kingdom of Poland ) was Bishop of Przemyśl and Włocławek , Archbishop of Gnesen (1531-1535), Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland (1510-1515) and a scholar.

Life

He was the son of Jakob Drzewicki, who later became the castellan of Żarnów . Matthias studied in Włocławek and at the University of Cracow and was a student of Philipp Kallimachos . In 1497 he became cabinet secretary to King Johann Albrecht , in 1497 first secretary and in 1501 vice chancellor. After the king's death, he lost political influence and, with difficulty, gained the post of Bishop of Przemyśl in 1505.

In 1506 Matthias Drzewicki was involved in the election of King Sigismund I and since then has again had greater importance at the court. In 1510 he became Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1513 Matthias also became bishop of Włocławek (Leslau) in Kujawia . In 1515 he had to give up the position of chancellor.

Bishop Matthias has been pursuing reformatory efforts in the royal Prussian cities since 1518 and had Danzig's first evangelical preacher, Jacob Knothe, incarcerated. In 1519 he was present at the election of Charles V as Roman-German King in Frankfurt, in 1525 he was a co-signer of the Treaty of Krakow between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order.

In 1531 Matthias was appointed Archbishop of Gniezno. In this function, too, he went against the reformatory ideas in the country. At a synod in the following year, a further confiscation of Lutheran scriptures was ordered.

Archbishop Matthias died on August 22, 1535 in his residence in Łowicz . He was buried in the cathedral in Gniezno.

Matthias Drzewicki wrote several writings, including on the history of the bishops of Włocławek, and his own memoirs.

literature

  • Piotr Nitecki: Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965–1999. Słownik biograficzny . 2nd, improved edition. Warszawa 2000. ISBN 83-211-1311-7 . P. 73

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personal data
SURNAME Drzewicki, Matthias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Drzewicki, Maciej
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish clergyman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1467
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1535
Place of death Łowicz , Kingdom of Poland