Marcin Zborowski (''c.'' 1495 – 25 February 1565) was a Polish
castellan ( pl, kasztelan) of
Kalisz
(The oldest city of Poland)
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(since 1543),
voivod (''
wojewoda
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 me ...
'') of Kalisz (since 1550), voivod of
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 Joh ...
(since 1558) and castellan 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 ...
(since 1562). He was one of the leaders of
execution movement, co-initiator of the
Chicken War
Chicken War or Hen War ( pl, Wojna kokosza) is the colloquial name for a 1537 anti-royalist and anti- absolutist ''rokosz'' (rebellion) by the Polish nobility. The derisive name was coined by the ''magnates'', who for the most part supported the ...
(1537) and also supporter of the
Reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...
. Zborowski participated in the fourth war of the
Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars (1512–1522) and in the
Battle of Orsha
The Battle of Orsha ( be, Бітва пад Оршай, translit=Bitva pad Oršaj, lt, Oršos mūšis, pl, bitwa pod Orszą, uk, Битва під Оршею), was a battle fought on 8 September 1514, between the allied forces of the Grand Du ...
(8 September 1514). Murderer of
Dymitr Sanguszko (1554).
See also
*
Zborowski family
Zborowski (feminine Zborowska, plural Zborowscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to:
* Andriy Zborovskyi (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
* Eliot Zborowski (1858–1903), American racing driver
* Helmut Zborowski (1905–1969), Austrian aircra ...
References
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1495 births
1565 deaths
Marcin Zborowski
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