Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1389

Place of Birth: Sandomierz, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1455

Profession: diplomat, Catholic priest

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Zbigniew Olesnicki (Polish: ['zbig??f ?l??'?itsk?i]; 5 December 1389 – 1 April 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat.
He served as Bishop of Kraków from 1423 until his death in 1455.
He took part in the management of the country's most important affairs, initially as a royal secretary under King Wladyslaw II Jagiello and later as the effective regent during King Wladyslaw III's minority.
In 1449 he became the first native Polish cardinal.



Alternative names	Jan Alojzy Matejko; Johann Matejko; Jana Matejki; j. matejko; jan matejko; J. Mateijko; Matejko
Description	Polish-Austro-Hungarian painter and university teacher
Date of birth/death	24 June 1838	1 November 1893
Location of birth/death	Kraków	Kraków
Work location	Vienna; Paris; Munich
Authority control	: Q189117 VIAF: 27863576 ISNI: 0000 0001 0882 6913 ULAN: 500000325 LCCN: n82234077 NLA: 35345706 WorldCat

National Library of Poland

	Native name	Biblioteka Narodowa w Warszawie
	Parent institution	list of libraries damaged during World War II
	Location	Warsaw
	Coordinates	52° 12' 50? N, 21° 00' 12? E
	Established	1928
	Web page	www.bn.org.pl
	Authority control	: Q856423 VIAF: 132112363 ISNI: 0000 0001 0942 8415 ULAN: 500312754 LCCN: n80014571 NLA: 36059319 WorldCat