Andrzej Rej (1584 - 13 February 1641,

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's '' A Polish Nobleman''.

Bibliography

*Bogusław Radziwiłł, Autobiografia, wstępem poprzedził i opracował Tadeusz Wasilewski, Warszawa 1979 *Jerzy Seweryn Dunin-Borkowski, Genealogie żyjących utytułowanych rodów polskich, Lwów 1895 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rey 1584 births 1641 deaths Polish diplomats

Andrzej Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ...