- Stanisław Stadnicki
Stanisław Stadnicki (c. 1551 – 1610), a Polish nobleman, Lord Starosta Żygwulski, a known
troublemaker , called 'the Devil of Łańcut' (Polish: "diabeł łańcucki") for his violent behaviour. Lord of the castle inŁańcut . Enemy of Jan de Zamość Zamoyski, Grand Chancellor of the Crown in 1606 he became one of the leaders of therokosz of Zebrzydowski . From his Łańcut castle he organised many assaults (zajazdy) at the estates of Łukasz de Bnin Opaliński andAnna Ostrogska .Married to
Anna Stadnicka , father ofZygmunt Stadnicki ,Władysław Stadnicki ,Stanisław Stadnicki (junior) andFelicjana Stadnicka . After his death, his family carried his tradition of troublemaking, with his wife earning the nickname of "the Łańcut devilwoman" and his sons, "the Łancut devilchildren".He died on
20 August 1610 , when he was confronted with an overwhelming force loyal to Łukasz Opaliński, and didn't manage to evade pursuit to return to his own men.Stanisław Stadnicki is one of the personas on the famous painting by
Jan Matejko : the sermons ofPiotr Skarga .References
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Jacek Komuda , "Warchoły i pijanice", Fabryka Słów, 2004, ISBN 8389011409
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