Marcin Zborowski
Polish noble
About Marcin Zborowski
Lived 1492 – 1565 (aged 72–73). Marcin Zborowski was a Polish.
Marcin Zborowski (c. 1495 – 25 February 1565) was a Polish castellan of Kalisz (since 1543), voivod (wojewoda) of Kalisz (since 1550), voivod of Poznań (since 1558) and castellan of Kraków (since 1562). He was one of the leaders of the execution movement, co-initiator of the Chicken War and also supporter of the Reformation. Zborowski participated in the fourth war of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars (1512–1522) and in the Battle of Orsha (8 September 1514). Murderer of Dymitr Sanguszko (1554).
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Who was Marcin Zborowski?
Polish noble
When was Marcin Zborowski born?
Marcin Zborowski was born in 1492 in Poland.
When did Marcin Zborowski die?
Marcin Zborowski died on 25 February 1565.
What nationality was Marcin Zborowski?
Marcin Zborowski was Polish.
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