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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ɔlɛɕˈɲitskʲi]; 5 December 1389 – 1 April 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat. He served as Bishop of Kraków from 1423 until his death in 1455.
Mar 29, 2024 · Zbigniew Oleśnicki (born 1389, Sienno, Poland—died April 1, 1455, Sandomierz) was a Polish statesman and cardinal who was chief councillor to King Władysław II and regent of Poland (1434–47). A member of the Polish noble house of Dębno of Oleśnica, he became the leading member of the royal Privy Council after he saved the king’s life ...
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ɔlɛɕˈɲitskʲi]; 5 December 1389 – 1 April 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat. He served as Bishop of Kraków from 1423 until his death in 1455.
Zbigniew Oleśnicki ( Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ɔlɛɕˈɲitskʲi]; 5 December 1389 – 1 April 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat. He served as Bishop of Kraków from 1423 until his death in 1455.
Zbigniew Oleśnicki herbu Dębno (ur. 5 grudnia 1389 w Siennie, zm. 1 kwietnia 1455 w Sandomierzu [1]) – biskup krakowski w latach 1423–1455, od 1449 pierwszy kardynał narodowości polskiej, protoprezbiter Kolegium Kardynalskiego w latach 1452–1455, doradca Władysława II Jagiełły i Władysława III Warneńczyka, mówca.
Marek Walczak was born in Cracow 1965, graduate of the Jagiellonian University, Institute of Art History (1990) based on a master's thesis Artistic patronage of the bishop of Cracow, cardunal Zbigniew Oleśnicki (1423-1455). PhD in 1998 based on a dissertation Alter Christus.
Overview. Zbigniew Oleśnicki. (1399—1455) Quick Reference. (1399–1455) Bishop of Cracow from 1423 and cardinal from 1449. Formerly secretary to King Władysław Jagiełło, as a bishop he represented the conservative interests of the Polish nobility. Oleśnicki became ... From: Oleśnicki, Zbigniew in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages »
