Marcin Zborowski (''c.'' 1495 – 25 February 1565) was a Polish
castellan
A castellan is the title used in Medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of ''governor'' is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant o ...
( pl, kasztelan) of
Kalisz (since 1543),
voivod (''
wojewoda'') of Kalisz (since 1550), voivod of
Poznań (since 1558) and castellan of
Kraków (since 1562). He was one of the leaders of
execution movement, co-initiator of the
Chicken War (1537) and also supporter of the
Reformation. Zborowski participated in the fourth war of the
Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars (1512–1522) and in the
Battle of Orsha (8 September 1514). Murderer of
Dymitr Sanguszko Dymitr is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Dymitr of Goraj (1340–1400), a Grand Crown Marshal from 1390 and Court Treasurer in the years 1364–1370 and 1377–1391
*Michał Dymitr Krajewski (1746–1817), Polish writer and ed ...
(1554).
See also
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Zborowski family
References
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1495 births
1565 deaths
Marcin Zborowski
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