Jan Kazimierz Denhoff (1649–1697) was a Polish cardinal from 1686, Abbot of the

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in 1666, canon of Warsaw, Dean of

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, a canon of Kraków in 1681 and

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in 1688. He is the author of several theological works. He was born in

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as the son of the then royal courtier Teodor Denhoff and Katarzyna Franciszka von Bessen, mistress of king

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. Denhoff was educated at the Jesuit College at

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. In the days of John III Sobieski, Denhoff represented Polish interests in the

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in the Vatican. Denhoff held various positions in the Roman Curia, including the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signatura. Pope Innocent XI created him Cardinal at the Consistory of 2 September 1686 and was appointed bishop of Cesena in 1687. Cardinal Denhoff was camerling of the Sacred College in 1695 and 1696. He participated in the conclave of 1689, in which

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was elected pope, and in that of 1691 ( election of Innocent XII). Shortly before his death in 1697 he resigned from the Diocese of Cesena and died in Rome. File:Danckers de Rij Marriage of Saint Catherine.jpg, Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine by circle of Peter Danckerts de Rij, ca. 1659 File:Gaulli Portrait of a cardinal.jpg, Portrait of a cardinal (most probably Jan Kazimierz Denhoff) by

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, 1690s

References

Literature

* Edward Ozorowski, Denhoff Jan Kazimierz :Słownik polskich teologów katolickich, t. 1, Warszawa 1981, pp. 384–385. {{DEFAULTSORT:Denhoff, Jan 17th-century Polish cardinals 1649 births 1697 deaths Polish Roman Catholic theologians Canons of Kraków Canons of Warsaw Polish expatriates in Italy Bishops of Cesena Abbots of Mogiła Jan Kazimierz Denhoff