Jacek Jezierski (1722–1805) was a Polish writer and businessman, a member of the
Polish nobility
The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ...
and a political writer. From 1775 he was the castellan (governor of the castle) of the town of
Łuków
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. He was also manager of the personal domain of the
Primate of Poland
This is a list of archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously primates of Poland since 1418.Four Years Sejm he opposed the Russian influence in Poland and was among the supporters of a Polish alliance with
Prussia
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and
Great Britain
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. He opposed radical reforms and the granting of
civil rights
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