Jan Lipski (Count Jan VIII Lipski) of Łada coat of arms (1589–1641) was a

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(1636–1639), crown referendary and Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland (from 1639).

Early life

In 1589, Lipski was born in a noble family (

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Career

Lipski chose an ecclesiastical career. He held several important posts at the court of Polish king

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and his wife

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, later at the court of

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. In 1636, Lipski was ordained as bishop of Chełmno in Poland. In 1638, Lipski became an archbishop of Gniezno in Poland. In 1637, Lipski was sent by king Władysław to

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to escort his future wife, Cecylia Renata. At that time Emperor Ferdinand of the Holy Roman Empire gave him the title of

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Personal life

On May 13, 1641, Lipski died in his palace in Łyszkowice; it was rumored that he was poisoned by the

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References

External links

Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral List of Primates of Poland
Ecclesiastical senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish Counts of the Holy Roman Empire Canons of Wrocław Canons of Kraków 1589 births 1641 deaths Counts of Poland Archbishops of Gniezno 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-RC-archbishop-stub