Jan Tarnowski (1550–1605)

His Excellency

Jan Tarnowski
Archbishop of Gniezno
Primate of Poland
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno
SeeArchdiocese of Gniezno
Personal details
Born1550
Karnkowo
Died1605
NationalityPolish
DenominationRoman 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.



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