About Jan Tarnowski
Lived 1550 – 1605 (aged 54–55). Jan Tarnowski was a Polish diplomat, catholic priest, statesperson and catholic bishop.
Jan Tarnowski (c. 1550 – 14 September 1605 in Łowicz, Poland) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. His coat of arms was Rola.
Jan was secretary of King Stefan Batory of Poland and a trusted adviser of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. In 1581 he became Referendarz of the Crown and in 1591 Deputy Chancellor of the Crown. He became also bishop of Poznań in 1598, bishop of Kujawy in 1600 and in 1604 Archbishop of Kraków and simultaneously Primate of Poland.
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Who was Jan Tarnowski?
(1550–1605)
When was Jan Tarnowski born?
Jan Tarnowski was born in 1550.
When did Jan Tarnowski die?
Jan Tarnowski died in 1605 in Łowicz.
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Jan Tarnowski was a diplomat, catholic priest, statesperson and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Jan Tarnowski?
Jan Tarnowski was Polish.
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