About Jan Gniński
Lived 1625 – 1685 (aged 59–60). Jan Gniński was a Polish diplomat and politician.
Jan Gniński (died c.1685) was a diplomat for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Treasurer of the Crown Court. He was Vice-Chancellor of the Crown from 1681, voivode of Malbork in 1681, governor from 1668 to 1680 of Chelm and was an MP in the Sejm. He participated in the Polish-Swedish wars and the Siege of Vienna and was known to be an Ambassador to Turkey.
Jan Gniński was married to Dorota Jaskólska. They had five children: Jan Chryzostom Benedykt Jan Krzysztof Gniński, voivode of Pomorze Władysław Anna Franciszka Konstancja Dorota (d. 1705)
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Who was Jan Gniński?
Polish politician
When was Jan Gniński born?
Jan Gniński was born in 1625.
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Jan Gniński died in 1685.
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Jan Gniński was a diplomat and politician.
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Jan Gniński was Polish.
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