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A magnate was a man from the higher nobility, a man who belonged to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities in Western Christian countries sinc
Jan Zamoyski, an important 16th-century Polish magnate
Jan Zamoyski
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Jan Zamoyski was a Polish szlachcic, magnate, statesman and the first ordynat of Zamość. He served as Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Chancellor of the Crown from 1578, a
Magnate
…Jan Zamoyski, an important 16th-century Polish magnate A magnate was a man from the higher nobility, a man who belonged to the high office-holders, or a man in a…
Bust of Zamoyski in the University of Padua, where he was a student and rector of the Universitas Iuristarum.
Zamoyski (in red) to the left of King Stephen Báthory at Pskov
Jan Zamoyski, engraving by Dominicus Custos
Bust Zamoyski at the Royal Castle in Warsaw