Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (1467–1532) was a
Polish noble (
szlachcic
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),
magnate
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, and
Count
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of
Szydłowiec.
He was courtier since 1496,
Podstoli of
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
, 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
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 ...
since 1509,
Deputy Chancellor of the Crown since 1511, Great Chancellor of the Crown and
voivode
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of
Kraków Voivodeship from 1515 to 1527 and
castellan
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of Kraków since 1527. Szydłowiecki was also the
Starost of
Sieradz,
Gostynin,
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 ...
,
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 effigy
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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
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