Spytek of Melsztyn

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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 of Melsztyn (Polish: 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.