Wojciech Jastrzębiec

His Excellency

Wojciech Jastrzębiec
His Excellency; Wojciech Jastrzębiec
Archbishop of Gniezno; Primate of Poland
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Gniezno
Installed	1423
Term ended	1436
Orders
Ordination	1384
Consecration	1399
Personal details
Born	1362; Łubnice
Died	2 September 1436; Mnichowice
Buried	Beszowa
Nationality	Polish
Coat of arms

Wojciech of Jastrzębiec (c. 1362–1436) was a Polish mediaeval politician and religious leader. A bishop of Cracow and Poznań, he also held prominent posts at the court of the king Władysław II of Poland.

Initially a chancellor to king Jadwiga of Poland and one of the advisors to the king Władysław, on 26 April 1399 he was ordained an archbishop of Gniezno and hence Primate of Poland. However, he gave up that post on the king's insistence.

Wojciech authored numerous religious works and became the person to crown king Władysław III of Poland in the Wawel Cathedral on 25 July 1434.

References

Piotr Nitecki (2000): Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965-1999: Słownik Biograficzny (Bishops in Poland 965-1999: biographical dictionary). Warsaw, Pax.
Grażyna Lichończak-Nurek (1999): Wojciech Jastrzębiec (ok. 1362-1436), duchowny i mąż stanu

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Mikołaj II Trąba	Primate of Poland Archbishop of Gniezno 1423–1436	Succeeded by Wincenty Kot

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