About Jaksa Gryfita
Lived 1120 – 1176 (aged 55–56). Jaksa Gryfita was a Polish aristocrat.
Jaksa Gryfita, Jaksa z Miechowa or Jaxa Gryfita (1120–1176) of the Gryfici family was a medieval możnowładca (magnate) in Lesser Poland, crusader and fundator of the Monastery of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów, son-in-law of Piotr Włostowic.
According to some historians this is the same person as Jaxa of Köpenick (Jaksa z Kopanicy), Prince of the Sprevane.
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Who was Jaksa Gryfita?
Polish magnate
When was Jaksa Gryfita born?
Jaksa Gryfita was born in 1120.
When did Jaksa Gryfita die?
Jaksa Gryfita died in 1176.
What was Jaksa Gryfita's occupation?
Jaksa Gryfita was an aristocrat.
What nationality was Jaksa Gryfita?
Jaksa Gryfita was Polish.
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