Michał Stefan Radziejowski
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Augustyn Michał Stefan Radziejowski (3 December 1645 – 13 October 1705) was an
archbishop of Gniezno This is a list of archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno, Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously primate (bishop), primates of Poland since 1418.bishop of Warmia, and
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of the
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in
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. He was the son of
Hieronim Radziejowski Hieronim Radziejowski (1612 — 8 August 1667) was a Polish szlachcic, noble, politician, diplomat, scholar and a military commander. He was the starost, governor of Sochaczew since 1643 and Deputy Chancellor of the Crown, Vice-Chancellor of the ...
. After the death of the Polish king
John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...
, with whom he had a very good relationship,Kandt, K. E. (2014). ''Schlüteriana II: Studies in the Art, Life, and Milieu of Andreas Schlüter (c. 1659 - 1714)''. Germany: Lukas Verlag. p. 87. . he functioned as the
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until the choice of a new king.


History

Radziejowski first supported the candidacy of François Louis, Prince of Conti. Later, he supported August II the Strong, the eventual successor to John III. Radziejowski is noted as an art patron.


Death

He died in
Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...
(Danzig) on 13 October 1705.


References


External links


Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral

List of Primates of Poland
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