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Jan Zborowski

1538–1603

Born
29 Dec 1538
Country of birth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, today Poland
Died
25 Aug 1603, Odolanów
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  • Birth29 Dec 1538Probable1 source
  • Death25 Aug 1603, OdolanówProbable1 source
  • Titlefield crown hetmanConfirmed5 competing claims1 source
  • TitleDeputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthConfirmed5 competing claims1 source
  • TitlePolish electorConfirmed5 competing claims1 source
  • Titleking's secretary at the Polish courtConfirmed5 competing claims1 source
  • Titlecastellan of GnieznoConfirmed5 competing claims1 source
  • TitleTenutary of OdolanówConfirmed5 competing claims1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Died · Odolanów

    Death, Odolanów

What was it like?

The world around 1538: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Wealthy townspeople owned multiple żupans, often valued between 20 and 50 złotys, with the most expensive pieces reaching up to 300 złotys.

Known for

Jan Zborowski was a Polish Court Hetman of the Crown, royal secretary of king Sigismund II Augustus and Lord Castellan of Gniezno.

Titles held

  • field crown hetman
  • Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • Polish elector
  • king's secretary at the Polish court
  • castellan of Gniezno
  • Tenutary of Odolanów

During their lifetime

  1. 1543

    Cracow plague of 1543

    A plague in Cracow, following a 1540 drought, killed at least 10,000 people between July and November 1543.

  2. 1558

    First postal service and industrial growth

    In 1558, the first Polish postal service was established, significantly improving communication infrastructure for the country. This period also saw the development of local artillery manufacturing, with 178 workshops employing 1,100 craftsmen.

  3. 1569

    Famine and price crisis of 1569-1574

    Between 1569 and 1574, a severe famine and price crisis struck the region, causing mass death among the poorest residents, while wealthy nobles remained largely unaffected. During 1573 and 1574, a 2.2-kilogram loaf of rye bread cost an unskilled worker in Krakow between 32% and 40% of their daily wage.

  4. 1569

    The Union of Lublin established the Commonwealth

    On July 1, 1569, the Union of Lublin was signed, formally merging the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single Commonwealth of Both Nations. The process involved 140 senators and envoys from the Crown and 77 from Lithuania placing their seals on the act.

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