Zbigniew Olesnicki (Primate of Poland)
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- This article is about Zbigniew Oleśnicki (c. 1430-1493). For his uncle, see Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal).
Zbigniew Oleśnicki (c. 1430 – 1493), nephew of Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Zbigniew Oleśnicki, was a Roman Catholic clergyman and Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
politician. He served as crown deputy chancellor from 1472, bishop of Kuyavia from 1472, and bishop of Gniezno
Gniezno
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piasts' chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources as the capital of Piast Poland however the first capital of Piast realm was most likely Giecz built around...
and primate of Poland
Archbishops of Gniezno and Primates of Poland
Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and simultaneously Primates of Poland since 1418. They also served as interrex in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.*Since 1821 until 1946 in personal union with the Archdiocese of Poznań....
from 1481.