Jan Lipski (Count Jan VIII Lipski) of

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(1589–1641) was a

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(1636–1639), crown referendary and

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Career

Lipski chose an ecclesiastical career. He held several important posts at the court of Polish king

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and his wife

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, later at the court of

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. In 1636, Lipski was ordained as bishop of Chełmno in Poland. In 1638, Lipski became an archbishop of Gniezno in Poland. In 1637, Lipski was sent by king Władysław to

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to escort his future wife,

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. At that time Emperor Ferdinand of the Holy Roman Empire gave him the title of

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Personal life

On May 13, 1641, Lipski died in his palace in Łyszkowice; it was rumored that he was poisoned by the

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References

External links

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