Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (1467–1532) was a

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noble (

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magnate The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...

, and

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Szydłowiec Szydłowiec (; Hebrew: שידלוביץ, Yiddish: שידלאָווצע; German: ''Schiedlowietz'') is a town in Szydłowiec County, Mazovian Voivodeship, south-central Poland, with 5,243 inhabitants (December 31, 2005). It is the seat of Gmina ...

. He was courtier since 1496, Podstoli of

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

, Treasurer and

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of Prince Zygmunt since 1505, Podkomorzy of Kraków and Court Treasurer of the Crown from 1507 to 1510, castellan of Sandomierz since 1509,

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since 1511, Great Chancellor of the Crown and

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from 1515 to 1527 and

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of Kraków since 1527. Szydłowiecki was also the

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of Sieradz,

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, Sochaczew, Nowokrocze, and Łuków. He is one of the characters on the famous painting by

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, '' Prussian Homage''.

Gallery

file:Szydłowiecki krzysztofCOA.JPG, Coat of arms of Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki in ''Liber Genesos ilustris Familiae Shidlovicae'' file:Krzysztof Szydlowiecki.PNG, Krzysztof Szydłowiecki tomb

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in Opatów, 16th century

Bibliography

* Kieszkowski, Jerzy: Kanclerz Krzysztof Szydłowiecki. Z dziejów kultury i sztuki zygmuntowskich czasów, Poznań 1912. * Wijaczka, Jacek: Kanclerz wielki koronny Krzysztof Szydłowiecki a książę Albrecht pruski, :Hrabstwo szydłowieckie Radziwiłłów. Materiały sesji popularnonaukowej 19 lutego 1994 r., red. Zenon Guldon, Szydłowiec: Burmistrz m. Szydłowca, MLIM, SRS; 1994, s. 23-38. . nr ISBN * Słownik biograficzny historii powszechnej do XVII stulecia, red. Kazimierz Lepszy, Warszawa: WP, 1968. 1467 births 1532 deaths Castellans of Kraków Krzysztof People from Szydłowiec County 15th-century Polish nobility Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Starost of Leżajsk People from Szydłowiec Polish patrons of the arts 16th-century Polish nobility {{Poland-noble-stub