Stanisław Łubieński
Stanisław Łubieński (1573 – 16 April 1640), of Pomian Coat of Arms, was a Polish noble, politician and bishop. Royal Secretary of king Zygmunt III Waza from 1591; regent of Royal Chancellery from 1614, Crown Secretary, bishop of Łuck from 1622, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown from 1626 (to 1628) and bishop of Płock from 1627.
He was a Catholic priest and a strong supporter of counterreformation. Friend of Maciej Sarbiewski also met with Pope John Paul II in 1998. Poet, himself he was an author of many important historical chronicles of that period, among them a detailed description of rokosz of Zebrzydowski.
Selected works
- Brevis narratio profectionis in Sueciam Sigismundi III..., 1593;
- De ortu, vita et morte Mathiae de Bużenin Pstrokoński... (1630);
- Ce motu civili in Polonia libri quatuor, Series. vitea, res gestes episcoporum Plocensium..., Kraków 1642;
- 'Opera posthuma historica historopolitica variigue discursus epistolae et aliquot orationes... (1643);
- Droga do Szwecji;
- Rozruchy domowe.
| Preceded by Hieronim Cielecki |
Bishop of Płock 1627-1640 |
Succeeded by Karol Ferdynand Waza |
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