Jan Działyński (1590–1648) of
Gozdawa coat of arms
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was a
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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and politician. He was a member of the
Działyński family
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. He was a
starost
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of
Pokrzywno,
Puck, and
Kowalewo Pomorskie
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, and
Voivode of Chełmno
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from 1647 to 1648.
He was a deputy to
Sejm
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, a notable politician from
Royal Prussia
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. He was a critic of
Gdańsk
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, defender of Catholic faith, and founder of the
collegium
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in
Grudziądz
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. He is known to have been engaged in several court proceedings with various other nobles and even peasants.
He married twice and had no children.
People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1590 births
1648 deaths
Jan
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