Mikołaj Zebrzydowski

Radwan Coat of Arms

Mikołaj Zebrzydowski (1553–1620) of Radwan Coat of Arms, voivode of Lublin from 1589, Grand Crown Marshal 1596–1600, voivode of Kraków from 1601.

Zebrzydowski was born in 1553 in Kraków. From 1560 to 1569 he attended a jesuit collegium at Braniewo. He took part in wars of Stefan Batory against Moscow, as a follower of kanclerz Jan Zamoyski. He had excellent contacts with the Vatican

Early on he supported the election of Zygmunt Vasa (during the interregnum) as king of Poland-Lithuania. Soon however, he became dissatisfied with Zygmunt's attempts to strengthen royal power and weaken the nobility (szlachta). In 1606 Zebyrzdowski organized a legal rebellion - rokosz of Zebrzydowski against Zygmunt. Defeated in 1607, after which he retired to a monastery. Sponsored the creation of the city of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.

"Skarga's Sermon" by Jan Matejko. Zebrzydowski is standing in center, dressed in the golden kontusz.

Mikołaj Zebrzydowski is one of the personas on the famous painting by Jan Matejko: the sermons of Piotr Skarga.

Father of Jan Zebrzydowski.

See also

• Lublin Voivode

References

• "Zebrzydowski Mikołaj" (in Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000951. Retrieved 2008-02-17. 

External links

• Biography (Polish)

Persondata
Name	Zebrzydowski, Mikolaj
Alternative names
Short description	Polish noble
Date of birth	1553
Place of birth
Date of death	1620
Place of death