Rachela Fiszel (fl.1496 – fl.1519), was a Polish banker, primarily living and working in Krakow. She was the

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of the King of Poland from 1496 until 1519. She served in this post after the death of her husband, Mojżesz. She was also the banker of

Aleksander Jagiellończyk Alexander Jagiellon (; ; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV and a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Alexander was el ...

Kazimierz Jagiellończyk Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under ...

Jan Olbracht John I Albert (; 27 December 1459 – 17 June 1501) was King of Poland from 1492 to his death and Duke of Głogów from 1491 to 1498. He was the fourth Polish sovereign from the Jagiellonian dynasty and the son of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of ...

and

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. Her son in law, Aszer Lemel, was a rabbi.

References

* Maurycy Horn: Fiszel (Fiszlowa) Rachela (Raszka). W: Polski słownik judaistyczny. Dzieje – kultura – religia – ludzie. Oprac. Zofia Borzymińska i Rafał Żebrowski. T. 1: A–K. Warszawa: Prószyński i S-ka, 2003, s. 432, seria: Słowniki. {{ISBN, 83-7255-126-X. ostęp 2018-05-11 15th-century Polish Jews 15th-century Polish women 15th-century Polish people 15th-century businesspeople 16th-century Polish businesspeople 16th-century Polish Jews 16th-century Polish women 15th-century businesswomen 16th-century businesswomen Court Jews Medieval Polish Jews Medieval Jewish women Medieval bankers Women bankers Medieval businesswomen