Andrzej Tęczyński, (b. 1480 – 2 January 1536) Count (title of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527), was a

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, voivode of

Sandomierz Sandomierz (pronounced: ; , ) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (), situated on the Vistula River near its confluence with the San, in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy ...

, voivode of

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of Kraków. He came from one of the most powerful clans in

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, the

Tęczyński family The House of Tęczyński was a powerful family of nobility (''szlachta'') in the Kingdom of Poland, during the times of the late Piast dynasty, the Jagiellon dynasty and in the early decades of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (from 14th ce ...

Career

*1503 - Royal

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*1510 - Secretary of the Crown *1510 - Chamberlain of

*1511 - Castellan of Biecki *1512 -

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of the Crown *1515-1519 -

Voivode Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

of Lublin *1519 - Voivode of Sandomierz *1527 - He received from the Emperor Ferdinand I the hereditary title of Count of the Empire for his family. The

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as the Roman emperors gave some Polish families titles of princes and counts of the ''Sacri Imperii Romagna'' for gratitude. Thus, the representatives of these families were called ''

hrabia The hierarchy of noble titles in Poland was relatively uncommon throughout most of its history. Polish nobility ''szlachta'' enjoyed the principle of political equality of all its members. For this reason the idea of introducing the noble / aristoc ...

mi Roman Empire''. *1527 - Voivode of Kraków *1532 - Castellan of Kraków In addition to these titles Andrzej Tęczyński held offices as:

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of Sandomierz, starosta of

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, starosta Chełmski, starosta of

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, starosta of

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, starosta of

Hrubieszów Hrubieszów (; ; , or ) is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of around 18,212 (2016). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County within the Lublin Voivodeship. Throughout history, the town's culture and architecture was strongly shaped ...

, starosta of

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, starosta of

Ratno Dolne Ratno Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is situated on the Posna River, in the Kłodzko Land. It lies approximately east of Radków ...

, starosta of

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. He was murdered by an angry mob in the Franciscan church in Kraków on 2 January 1536 for having slapped a knave. He is one of the characters on the famous painting by

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, ''

Prussian Homage The Prussian Homage or Prussian Tribute (; ) was the formal investiture of Albert, Duke of Prussia ( 1490-1568), with his Duchy of Prussia as a fief of the Kingdom of Poland that took place on 10 April 1525 in the then capital of Kraków, Kin ...

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''section''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Teczynski, Andrzej 1480 births 1536 deaths Castellans of Kraków Lublin Voivodes Counts of the Holy Roman Empire