Maciej Drzewicki (22 February 1467 – 22 August 1535) was the archbishop of

Gniezno Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, ...

and primate of Poland in 1531. He was born in Drzewica, and was a humanist. Prior to becoming archbishop, he was

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of Włocławek in 1513 and bishop of Przemyśl in 1503. Drzewicki began his career as a canon 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 ...

in 1488. He was Krakow scholastic and secretary of the chancellery royal in 1492, and became first secretary in 1497. He was the Sandomierz cantor in 1493 and the

Łęczyca Łęczyca (; in full the Royal Town of Łęczyca, pl, Królewskie Miasto Łęczyca; german: Lentschitza; he, לונטשיץ) is a town of 13,786 inhabitants () in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the ...

scholastic in 1496. He was provost of Skalbmier in 1498 and provost at St. Florian in

in 1499. He was a canon at

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

in 1500. Drzewicki was a Crown vice-chancellor in 1501 and became grand chancellor of the Crown in 1511. He was a royal commissioner in Gdańsk in 1524. He died in Łowicz.

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