Jan Tarnowski (1550–1605)

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His Excellency

Jan Tarnowski

Archbishop of Gniezno
Primate of Poland
Diocese| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno
See| Archdiocese of Gniezno
Personal details
Born| 1550

Karnkowo

Died| 1605
Nationality| Polish
Denomination| Roman Catholic

Jan Tarnowski (c. 1550 – 14 September 1605 in Łowicz, Poland) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. His coat of arms was Rola.

Jan was secretary of King Stefan Batory of Poland and a trusted adviser of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. In 1581 he became Referendarz of the Crown and in 1591 Deputy Chancellor of the Crown. He became also bishop of Poznań in 1598, bishop of Kujawy in 1600 and in 1604 Archbishop of Kraków and simultaneously Primate of Poland.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Urzędnicy centralni i nadworni Polski XIV-XVIII wieku, Kórnik 1992, page. 136.

## External links[edit]

* Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral  Archived 17 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
* List of Primates of Poland

Preceded by

Łukasz Kościelski

|  Bishop of Poznań
1598-1600  | Succeeded by

Wawrzyniec Goślicki

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Preceded by

Stanisław Karnkowski

|  Primate of Poland
Archbishop of Gniezno
1604-1605  | Succeeded by

Bernard Maciejowski

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