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.
zbigniew, oleśnicki, primate, poland, zbigniew, oleśnicki, 1430, 1493, nephew, cardinal, zbigniew, oleśnicki, roman, catholic, clergyman, polish, politician, served, crown, deputy, chancellor, from, 1472, bishop, kuyavia, from, 1472, bishop, gniezno, primate, . Zbigniew Olesnicki c 1430 1493 nephew of Cardinal Zbigniew Olesnicki 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 His ExcellencyZbigniew OlesnickiArchbishop of GnieznoPrimate of PolandChurchRoman CatholicArchdioceseGnieznoInstalled1481Term ended1492OrdersConsecration1473Personal detailsBorn1430Died2 February 1493LowiczCoat of armsHe was born about 1430 into the influential Debno noble family he was the son of Marshal of the Kingdom of Poland Jan Olesnicki and the nephew of Zbigniew Cardinal Olesnicki of KrakowDuring 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 Krakow 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 Lowicz and was buried in the Cathedral of Gniezno where his tomb was built with red marble by Veit Stoss 5 References edit Zbigniew Olesnicki at catholic hierarchy org Zbigniew Olesnicki at Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Zbigniew Olesnicki 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 amp P 2000 ISBN 83 7272 017 7 External links editVirtual tour Gniezno Cathedral List of Primates of Poland nbsp This biography of a Polish noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a Polish politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from Poland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zbigniew Olesnicki primate of Poland amp oldid 1167744777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
