Andrzej Tęczyński, (b. 1480 – 2 January 1536) Count (title of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527), was a

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

of Lublin, voivode of

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, voivode of

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, Castellan of Kraków. He came from one of the most powerful clans in

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, the Tęczyński family.

Career

*1503 - Royal

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*1510 - Secretary of the Crown *1510 -

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*1511 - Castellan of Biecki *1512 -

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of the Crown *1515-1519 -

Voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

of Lublin *1519 - Voivode of Sandomierz *1527 - He received from the Emperor Ferdinand I the hereditary title of Count of the Empire for his family. The Habsburgs as the Roman emperors gave some Polish families titles of princes and counts of the ''Sacri Imperii Romagna'' for gratitude. Thus, the representatives of these families were called '' hrabiami Roman Empire''. *1527 - Voivode of Kraków *1532 - Castellan of Kraków In addition to these titles Andrzej Tęczyński held offices as: starosta of Sandomierz, starosta of

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, starosta Chełmski, starosta of Terebovlya, starosta of

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, starosta of

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, starosta of

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, starosta of Ratno Dolne, starosta of

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. He was murdered by an angry mob in the Franciscan church in Kraków on 2 January 1536 for having slapped a knave. He is one of the characters on the famous painting by Jan Matejko, ''

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''.

References

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''section''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Teczynski, Andrzej 1480 births 1536 deaths Castellans of Kraków Lublin Voivodes Counts of the Holy Roman Empire