Stefan Sadorski (1581 – 2 July 1640) was a
courtier,
politician
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and a
diplomat
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of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
. He was a Polish noble (member of
szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...
).
In the
royal court of the
Polish king Sigismund III Vasa he achieved the
official rank of Great Secretary, and it was then that he became a colleague of
bishops of Warmia Szymon Rudnicki
Szymon Rudnicki (born 8 February 1938 in Wilno) is a Polish historian. He specializes in the history of the Second Polish Republic, right-wing political movements of that era, and Polish-Jewish relations.
He lectured at the Institute of History ...
and
Mikołaj Szyszkowski
Nicolaus or Mikołaj Szyszkowski (1590–1643) of Clan Ostoja was a Prince-bishop of Warmia from 1633 until his death in 1643.
Born around 1590, he was the son of Jan and Anna z Ujejskich. He began his studies (in the fields of theology and phil ...
. He served in that capacity for Sigismund, and after his death, for
Władysław IV Waza Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:
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. He was particularly active in the northern realms of the Commonwealth, often being an envoy of the Polish king to the
Duchy of Prussia
The Duchy of Prussia (german: Herzogtum Preußen, pl, Księstwo Pruskie, lt, Prūsijos kunigaikštystė) or Ducal Prussia (german: Herzogliches Preußen, link=no; pl, Prusy Książęce, link=no) was a duchy in the Prussia (region), region of P ...
.
1581 births
1640 deaths
Polish nobility
People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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