Spytek z Melsztyna

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Spytek z Melsztyna
Noble Family Tarnowski
Coat of Arms Leliwa
Parents Jan z Melsztyna
Elizabeth Lackovic
Consorts Beatrycza Szamotulska
Children with Beatrycza Szamotulska
Dorota Tarnowska-Melsztyńska
Jan Tarnowski-Melsztyński
Spytek Tarnowski-Melsztyński
Date of Birth 1398
Place of Birth  ?
Date of Death May 5, 1439
Place of Death Grotniki

Spytek z Melsztyna (also known as Spytko; 1398-1439) was a notable member of the Polish gentry, and a strong supporter of Polish cooperation with the Hussite movement against the Polish magnates.

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Spytek was the owner of Melsztyn estates and a castellan of Biecz. He was the leader of the opposition against the political influences of Bishop of Kraków, Zbigniew Oleśnicki during the reign of young King Władysław III - as an early example of his opposition, Spytek interrupted Władysław's coronation ceremony.

He supported military expeditions of Sigismund Korybut to Bohemia in the years 1422-1427, supporting the pro-Hussite intervention. In 1429 he organized the Korczyn Confederation against Zbigniew Oleśnicki. Defeated by troops of the king, he died in the Battle of Grotniki.

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