Jakub Szydłowiecki (born around 1456, died 1509) was a Polish nobleman and politician. In the years 1493-1501 he was
Burgrave of Kraków and was a courtier of the king from 1496,
Treasurer
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Government
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of the Crown Court in 1497, Grand Teasurer of the Crown from 1501 to 1506, and
castellan
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and
starost
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The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadersh ...
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 ...
,
Sochaczew
Sochaczew () is a town in central Poland, with 33,456 inhabitants (as of 2023). In the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), formerly in Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Sochaczew County and is located approximately west ...
and
Łęczyca
Łęczyca (; in full the Royal Town of Łęczyca, ; ; ) is a town of inhabitants in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the Łęczyca County. Łęczyca is a capital of the historical Łęczyca Land.
Or ...
.
Family
Jakub Szydłowiecki was son (probably fourth) of
Stanisław Szydłowiecki and his first wife Barbara ze Starosiedlic i Orońska.
He had four siblings - brothers: two named Stanisław, which died in childhood, and Jan (d. before 29 March 1507), a scholastic of Płock, and sister Katarzyna, wife of Stanisław z Grocholic.
Jakub had also 7 half-brothers and 8 half-sisters from the second marriage of Stanisław Szydłowiecki with Zofia z Godździkowa, among them
Krzysztof Szydłowiecki
Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (1467–1532) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, and Count of Szydłowiec.
He was courtier since 1496, Podstoli of Kraków, Treasurer and Marshal of the Court of Prince Zygmunt since 1505, Podkomorzy of Kr ...
,
Piotr Szydłowiecki,
Mikołaj Szydłowiecki Mikołaj is the Polish cognate of given name Nicholas, used both as a given name and a surname. It may refer to people:
In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility:
* Mikołaj Kamieniecki, Polish nobleman and the first Grand Hetman of the Crown
* M ...
, Elżbieta, wife of
Andrzej Zborowski
Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew.
Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej
* Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer
* Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and m ...
, a castellan of Żarnów, and Anna, wife of
Wojciech Sobek
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* ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojownik'' ("warrior") a ...
.
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Around 1492 he married Zofia. She was from the family with Półkozic coat of arm. Zofia was well educated, she was writing letters in Latin. Zofia died after 7 May 1519.][
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Foundations
In the years 1493–1509 in place of a wooden church, he built a brick church in Szydlowiec of local sandstone, and undertook a renovation of Ćmielów Castle
Ćmielów Castle () is a ruined castle in Ćmielów, Poland. It appears in documents in 1388, but rather they relate to the nearby fortress Podgrodzie. The existing ruins are the remains of a castle built in the years 1519-1531 by Krzysztof Szyd ...
Ćmielów
Ćmielów is a town in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, seat of Gmina Ćmielów. As of December 2021, it has 2,954 inhabitants. It is known for one of Poland's oldest Ćmielów Porcelain Factory, porcelain factories dating ...
.
References
1450s births
1509 deaths
15th-century Polish nobility
Polish politicians
Year of birth unknown
Jakub
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