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Mikołaj Mielecki

1540–1585

Born
1540
Country of birth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, today Poland
Died
11 May 1585, Kraków
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  • Birth1540Probable1 source
  • Titlecastellan of Wojnicz, 1567Confirmed4 competing claims1 source
  • TitleVoivode of Podolia, 1569–1585Confirmed4 competing claims1 source
  • TitleGreat Hetman of the Crown, 1579–1580Confirmed4 competing claims1 source
  • Death11 May 1585, KrakówProbable1 source
  • TitlePolish electorConfirmed4 competing claims1 source
  • Titleking's secretary at the Polish courtConfirmed4 competing claims1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Event · castellan of Wojnicz

    Event

  3. Event · Voivode of Podolia

    Event

  4. Event · Great Hetman of the Crown

    Event

  5. Died · Kraków

    Death, Kraków

What was it like?

The world around 1540: 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.

Mikołaj was Voivode of Podolia from 1569 to 1585.

Known for

Mikołaj Mielecki h. Gryf was a Polish nobleman and politician. He was the voivod of Podolian Voivodship from 1569, and he also served in the Polish Army as Grand Hetman of the Crown from 1578 to 1580.

Titles held

  • castellan of Wojnicz1567
  • Voivode of Podolia1569–1585
  • Great Hetman of the Crown1579–1580
  • Polish elector
  • king's secretary at the Polish court

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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