Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger
Polish noble
About Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger
Lived 1558 – 1629 (aged 71). Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger was a Polish.
Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger (30 April 1558 - 13 December 1629) was a Polish nobleman and latterly voivode of Lublin. He was son of Jan Oleśnicki, lord of Chmielnik in the voivodie of Sandomir His uncle was Lord Mikołaj Oleśnicki the elder (d. 1556) a Polish Calvinist nobleman who established the first Protestant academy in Poland at Pińczów in 1550, and his aunt Zofia Oleśnicka (d. c.1567) was the first notable Polish woman poet.
Raised a Calvinist, he converted in 1598 to Roman Catholicism, and became an important figure at court.
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Who was Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger?
Polish noble (1558-1629)
When was Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger born?
Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger was born on 30 July 1558.
When did Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger die?
Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger died on 13 December 1629.
What nationality was Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger?
Mikołaj Oleśnicki the younger was Polish.
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