Zbigniew Oleśnicki (Archbishop)
Zbigniew Oleśnicki (* 1430 ; † February 2, 1493 in Łowicz ) was a Polish statesman , the Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland .
Life
The nephew of Zbigniew Oleśnicki (1389-1455) and son of Marshal Jan Oleśnicki and his wife Anna (nee Krzyżanowska). His siblings were Jan Oleśnicki, Andrzej Oleśnicki and Anna Tarnowska. He was from 1472 deputy chancellor at the royal court was appointed bishop of Kujawien in 1473 , was from 1481 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland.
From June 7, 1492 to September 23, 1492 he was chairman of the royal council.
He was buried in the Gnesen Cathedral . Veit Stoss designed his epitaph with red marble.
Web links
- Family tree from Zbigniew Oleśnicki on wielcy.pl (Polish)
- Entry on Zbigniew Oleśnicki on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Conrad Eubel: Hierarchia catholica medii aevi - Internet Archive
- ^ Natalia Nowakowska: Church, state and dynasty in Renaissance Poland. The career of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503) . Ashgate, Aldershot 2007, ISBN 978-0-7546-5644-9 , pp. 27 .
- ^ Zbigniew Oleśnicki on worldstatesmen.org; Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ Shock, Veit . In: Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon 1894–1896, Volume 15, p. 391.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob III Siemienski |
Archbishop of Gniezno 1481–1493 |
Friedrich Jagiello |
| Jakub Sieniński |
Bishop of Kuyavia 1473–1480 |
Jedrzej Oporowski |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oleśnicki, Zbigniew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish statesman, Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1430 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1493 |
| Place of death | Łowicz |