Krzysztof Szydłowiecki (1467–1532) was a

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noble ( szlachcic), magnate, and

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of Szydłowiec. He was courtier since 1496,

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Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

, 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 castellan of Kraków since 1527. Szydłowiecki was also the Starost of

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, Gostynin,

Sochaczew Sochaczew () is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants (2004). In the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), formerly in Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Sochaczew County. Sochaczew has a narrow-gauge railway ...

, Nowokrocze, and

Łuków Łuków is a city in eastern Poland with 30,727 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2005). Since 1999, it has been situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, previously it had belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship (between 1975–1998). It is the capital of � ...

. He is one of the characters on the famous painting by Jan Matejko, ''

Prussian Homage The Prussian Homage or Prussian Tribute (german: Preußische Huldigung; pl, hołd pruski) was the formal investment of Albert of Prussia as duke of the Polish fief of Ducal Prussia. In the aftermath of the armistice ending the Polish-Teuton ...

''.

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 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 {{Poland-noble-stub