Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (1467–1532) was a Polish noble (

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magnate The term magnate, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...

, and

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of Szydłowiec. He was courtier since 1496, Podstoli of

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, Treasurer and Marshal of the Court of Prince Zygmunt since 1505, Podkomorzy of Kraków and Court Treasurer of the Crown from 1507 to 1510, castellan of

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since 1509, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown since 1511, Great Chancellor of the Crown and

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of Kraków Voivodeship from 1515 to 1527 and

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of Kraków since 1527. Szydłowiecki was also the Starost of Sieradz, Gostynin,

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, Nowokrocze, and Łuków. He is one of the characters on the famous painting by

Jan Matejko Jan Alojzy Matejko (; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works include large scale ...

, '' Prussian Homage''.

Gallery

file:Szydłowiecki krzysztofCOA.JPG, Coat of arms of Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki in ''Liber Genesos ilustris Familiae Shidlovicae'' file:Krzysztof Szydlowiecki.PNG, Krzysztof Szydłowiecki tomb

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in Opatów, 16th century

Bibliography

* Kieszkowski, Jerzy: Kanclerz Krzysztof Szydłowiecki. Z dziejów kultury i sztuki zygmuntowskich czasów, Poznań 1912. * Wijaczka, Jacek: Kanclerz wielki koronny Krzysztof Szydłowiecki a książę Albrecht pruski, :Hrabstwo szydłowieckie Radziwiłłów. Materiały sesji popularnonaukowej 19 lutego 1994 r., red. Zenon Guldon, Szydłowiec: Burmistrz m. Szydłowca, MLIM, SRS; 1994, s. 23–38. . nr ISBN * Słownik biograficzny historii powszechnej do XVII stulecia, red. Kazimierz Lepszy, Warszawa: WP, 1968. 1467 births 1532 deaths Castellans of Kraków Krzysztof People from Szydłowiec County 15th-century Polish nobility Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Starost of Leżajsk People from Szydłowiec Polish patrons of the arts 16th-century Polish nobility Crown vice-chancellors {{Poland-noble-stub