- Jakub Zadzik
Jakub Zadzik (1582-1642),
Great Crown Secretary from 1613 to 1627,bishop ofChełmno from 1624,Crown Deputy Chancellor from 1627,Great Crown Chancellor from 1628 to 1635, bishop ofKraków from 1635,diplomat ,szlachcic ,magnate in thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Hiscoat of arms was "Korab".In 1626 he convened the
Sejm inToruń to raise taxes for the war withSweden and created acommittee to reform the military treasury.He negotiated the
Treaty of Altmark in 1629 and theTreaty of Sztumska Wieś in 1635 with Sweden, which ended thePolish-Swedish War , and theTreaty of Polanów withRussia in 1634, ending theSmolensk War .He was a dedicated
Catholic and supporter of theCounter-Reformation . In 1638 he succeeded in closing thePolish Brethren center inRaków . He often opposedWładysław IV Waza , especially his actions designed to regain the throne ofSweden and strengthen the powers of themonarchy by means of military action.Zadzik sponsored the
palace of theBishop of Kraków inKielce , now amuseum .-
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