Jan Gniński (died c.1685) was a diplomat for the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...

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of the Crown Court. He was Vice-Chancellor of the Crown from 1681, voivode of

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in 1681, governor from 1668 to 1680 of Chelm and was an MP in the Sejm. He participated in the Polish-Swedish wars and the Siege of Vienna (1683) and was known to be an Ambassador to Turkey. Jan Gniński was married to Dorota Jaskólska. They had five children: *Jan Chryzostom Benedykt *Jan Krzysztof Gniński, voivode of Pomorze *Władysław *Anna Franciszka *Konstancja Dorota (d. 1705)

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17th-century Polish politicians Diplomats for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish diplomats 1685 deaths Year of birth unknown Crown vice-chancellors {{Poland-politician-stub