Spytek of Melsztyn

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Spytek z Melsztyna
Coat of arms	Leliwa
Spouse(s)	Beatrycza Szamotulska
Issue Dorota Tarnowska-Melsztyńska Jan Tarnowski-Melsztyński Spytek Tarnowski-Melsztyński
Noble family	Tarnowski
Father	Jan z Melsztyna
Mother	Elizabeth Lackovic
Born	1398
Died	5 May 1439 (aged 40–41) Battle of Grotniki Grotniki Duże, Poland

Spytek of Melsztyn (Polish: Spytek z Melsztyna) also known as Spytko; 1398-1439 was a member of the Polish nobility, and a strong supporter of Polish cooperation with the Hussite movement against the Polish magnates.^[1]

Biography

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.

His legacy lay in King Władysław's realization that the lesser nobility could be played off against the power of the great magnates and that the Catholic Church could be reigned in.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Stone, David (2001). The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795. History of East Central Europe, Volume 4. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-295-98093-5.

Persondata
Name	Spytek Of Melsztyn
Alternative names
Short description	Polish knight
Date of birth	1398
Place of birth
Date of death	1439
Place of death	Grotniki Duże, Poland

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