Spytek of Melsztyn

Spytek of Melsztyn (, 1398–1439), also known as Spytko, was a Polish Knight and a strong supporter of Polish cooperation with the Hussite movement.

Biography Spytek was the owner of Melsztyn estates and a castellan of Biecz. After Jagiełło's death in 1434 he was the leader of the opposition against the political influences of Bishop of Kraków, Zbigniew Oleśnicki during the early years of the reign of young King Władysław III. Spytek's opposition to Oleśnicki was less personal and more an expression of sympathy with Czech Hussitism, and of opposition to the wealth and influence of the Catholic Church in Poland. Spytek's defeat meant also the defeat of the Hussite cause in Poland.