Marcin Zborowski
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Marcin Zborowski | |
 Marcin Zborowski, part of the Union of Lublin painting by Jan Matejko, 1869
|
|
| Born | c. 1495 |
|---|---|
| Died | February 25, 1565 |
| Spouse | Anna Konarska |
| Children | Samuel Zborowski Jan Zborowski Piotr Zborowski (d. 1580) Krzysztof Zborowski Andrzej Zborowski |
| Parents | Andrzej Zborowski Elżbieta z Szydłowieckich, Odrowąż coat of arms |
| Relatives | Piotr Zborowski (brother; d. 1553) |
Marcin Zborowski (c. 1495–February 25, 1565) was a Polish castellan (Polish: kasztelan) of Kalisz (since 1543), voivod (wojewoda) of Kalisz (since 1550), voivod of Poznań (since 1558) and castellan of Kraków (since 1562). He was one of the leader of execution movement, co-initiator of the Chicken War (1537) and also supporter of Reformation. Zborowski participated in fourth war of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars (1512–1522) and in the Battle of Orsha (September 8, 1514). Murderer of Dymitr Sanguszko (1554).
[edit] References
- Zborowski Marcin (Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- Zborowski Marcin (Polish). WIEM Encyklopedia. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
 |
This Polish biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
