Mikołaj Zebrzydowski
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Mikołaj Zebrzydowski (1553–1620) of Radwan coat of arms, voivode of Lublin from 1589, Grand Crown Marshal between 1596–1600, voivode of Kraków from 1601. He is famous for an armed rebellion against King Sigismund III Vasa, the Zebrzydowski Rebellion, a rokosz named after himself. It took place in 1606, and was defeated by 1607. After the failed rebellion, he sponsored the creation of the Roman Catholic monastery of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, which is regarded as one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Poland.
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Crown Marshal Mikołaj Zebrzydowski | |
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Coat of arms | Radwan coat of arms |
Born | 1553 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland |
Died | 17 June 1620 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Noble family | House of Zebrzydowski |
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Mikołaj Zebrzydowski is one of the personas on the famous painting by Jan Matejko: Skarga's Sermon.