Janisław I

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Janisław Ossowski (Ossowskich) (Born: ? - Died: December 4, 1341 Łęczyca), Jarosław z Ossowy was a Polish nobleman, member of the szlachta Ossowski family of the Gryf Coat of Arms and later Dołęga Coat of Arms, relatives of his.

He was archbishop of Gniezno of 1317 to 1341. He succeeded Borzysław I in 1317. During his reign, Janisław unconditionally supports the policy of reunification of the Polish territories carried out by Władysław I the Elbow-high who he crowns king of Poland in January 20, 1320.

In 1320 - 1321, he is one of the judges named by the pope with the lawsuit of Inowrocław opposing Teutonic Knights on the question of Gdańsk. In April 25, 1333, he crowns Casimir III of Poland, the son and successor of Władysław I. In Warsaw (1339), the new lawsuit grants Poland Gdańsk against the Teutonic Knights, it states the principle according to which the King of Poland must reign on the grounds it was previously Polish.

The clerical magnates of Poland consisting of an archbishop and about 10 bishops owned over a hundred villages and several towns which had been growing in fortune since the foundation of the church in 1000 AD.