Jan Firlej
Polish noble
About Jan Firlej
Lived 1521 – 1574 (aged 52–53). Jan Firlej was a Polish.
Jan Firlej (c. 1521, Dąbrowica, Lublin County – 1574, Kock) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), and Calvinist activist.
Jan became Crown Grand Marshal in 1563 and starost of Kraków in 1572. He agreed to the candidature of Henry III of France for the throne of Poland only on the condition that Henry sign the Henrican articles. He also held the titles of Voivode of Bełz, Lublin, and Kraków.
Around 1555, he founded a Calvinist church in Kock and built a family residence there.
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Who was Jan Firlej?
Polish noble
When was Jan Firlej born?
Jan Firlej was born in 1521 in Dąbrowica.
When did Jan Firlej die?
Jan Firlej died on 25 April 1574 in Kock.
What nationality was Jan Firlej?
Jan Firlej was Polish.
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