About Wojciech Jastrzębiec
Lived 1362 – 1436 (aged 73–74). Wojciech Jastrzębiec was a Polish catholic priest, archbishop and catholic bishop.
Wojciech of Jastrzębiec ( 1362–1436) was a Polish mediaeval politician and religious leader. A bishop of Cracow and Poznań, he also held prominent posts at the court of the king Władysław II of Poland.
Initially a chancellor to king Jadwiga of Poland and one of the advisors to the king Władysław, on 26 April 1399 he was ordained an archbishop of Gniezno and hence Primate of Poland. However, he gave up that post on the king's insistence.
Wojciech authored numerous religious works and became the person to crown king Władysław III of Poland in the Wawel Cathedral on 25 July 1434.
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Who was Wojciech Jastrzębiec?
Polish archbishop
When was Wojciech Jastrzębiec born?
Wojciech Jastrzębiec was born in 1362 in Łubnice.
When did Wojciech Jastrzębiec die?
Wojciech Jastrzębiec died on 2 September 1436 in Mnichowice.
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Wojciech Jastrzębiec was a catholic priest, archbishop and catholic bishop.
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Wojciech Jastrzębiec was Polish.
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