Janusz Sukhyvilk Strzelecki or Jan II (c. 1310 - April 5, 1382 , Znin ) - Polish Roman Catholic and statesman, Chancellor of Krakow (1357-1373), Dean of Krakow, Chancellor the Great Crown ( 1357 - 1373 ), Archbishop of Gnieznensky ( 1374 - 1382 ).
| Janusz Sukhyvilk | ||
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| polish Janusz Suchywilk | ||
 Janusz Suchivilk | ||
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| 1357 - 1373 | ||
| Predecessor | Zbigniew from Shyzhitsa | |
| Successor | Zavisa Kurovozensky | |
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| 1374 - April 5, 1382 | ||
| Predecessor | Yaroslav Bogoria from Skotnik | |
| Successor | Bozanta | |
| Birth | about 1310 | |
| Death | April 5, 1382 Zhnin | |
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Biography
Representative of the Polish gentry clan coat of arms “ Grzymala ”. The son of the elder and the voivode of the Kalisha Psheslava from Gultov (d. C. 1378 ). His mother was the sister of the archbishop of Gnieznese, Yaroslav Bogoriy Skotnitsky .
Jan Sukhyvilk graduated from law school in Bologna (Italy). Since 1356, he was a member of the royal council. He continued the construction of the cathedral in Gniezno .
Jan Sukhyvilk helped the Polish king Casimir the Great in strengthening the Polish state, its centralization and strengthening of power, reform of justice. He was a co-author of the Statute of Casimir the Great at the Cracow Academy.
In 1370, after the death of Casimir the Great, Jan Sukhyvilk became an executor of the royal testament and a supporter of the candidacy of the Pomeranian prince Casimir Slupsky for the Polish royal throne. He was an opposition leader against the new king of Poland, Louis of Hungary . In 1374, Jan Sukhyvilk received the position of Archbishop of Gnieznenski in Avignon .
In 1377, Archbishop Janusz Sukhyvilk provided financial assistance to the Polish-Hungarian king Louis the Great during the military campaign against the Lithuanian princes in Volyn.
In 1378, he organized the Episcopal Synod in Kalisz , which was attended by the Wloclawek, Lubusz, and Cracow bishops . The goal of the synod was the liberation of the clergy from royal tribute. Bishops led by Ian Suhyvilk sent a delegation to King Louis of Hungary , who reduced taxes from 3 to 2 pennies from flax. By order of Louis, Janusz Suchivilk was elevated to the first degree of the Senate .
Since 1364, he was the owner of the Kobylan key, which included Duklya . Got this key in possession from his parents. In 1366, he transferred his possessions to relatives on the female side, thus creating the first ordination in Poland. Casimir the Great confirmed this document. In 1376, he transferred power over the castle in Opatuvek (property of the Gniezno archbishops) to his relatives Peter and Nicholas, who after his death did not want to voluntarily return it.
Sources
- Marceli Kosman: Między ołtarzem a tronem: poczet prymasów Polski. Poznań: Oficyna Wydawnicza G & P, 2000. ISBN 83-7272-017-7 .
- Antoni Gąsiorowski, Jerzy Topolski [red.]: Wielkopolski Słownik Biograficzny. Warszawa-Poznań: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1981, s. 288-289. ISBN 83-01-02722-3 .
- George J. Lerski: Historical dictionary of Poland. 966-1945. Greenwood Press, Westport CT ua 1996, ISBN 0-313-26007-9 , S. 225.
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| Predecessor: Archbishop Yaroslav Bogoria | Archbishop of Gnieznensky 1374 - April 5, 1382 | Successor: Archbishop of Badzant |