Franciszek Krasiński
Franciszek Krasiński (1525 – 1577) was a Polish nobleman who was Bishop of Kraków (1572-1577). • Illustration — Portrait by Jan Matejko Krasiński was born in 1525 to Jan Krasiński, a stolnik. The family claimed the Ślepowron coat of arms. After becoming Bishop of Kraków in 1572, Krasiński was the only bishop to sign the Warsaw Confederation which famously granted religious freedoms in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Franciszek Krasiński
Antoni Ziemięcki · Wojciech Przybyszewski Portrety rodowe Krasińskich, Warszawa 2006 · Public domain
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- Franciszek Krasiński
- Died
- 1577
- Born
- 1525
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Franciszek Krasiński (1525 – 1577) was a Polish nobleman who was Bishop of Kraków (1572-1577). • Illustration — Portrait by Jan Matejko Krasiński was born in 1525 to Jan Krasiński, a stolnik. The family claimed the Ślepowron coat of arms. After becoming Bishop of Kraków in 1572, Krasiński was the only bishop to sign the Warsaw Confederation which famously granted religious freedoms in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Krasiński offered his signature in order to prevent religious violence, an outcome that the act was generally able to maintain for the duration of the Commonwealth period. Krasiński died in 1577. A posthumous portrait of him exists in the cloister of the Franciscan friary in Kraków. Jan Matejko also produced a later work depicting Krasiński.
Anonymous Franciszek Krasiński
Anonymous (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) Unknown author · Janina Ruszczycówna (1966). Portrety Krasińskich w Muzeum Narodowym w Warszawie in: Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie. Vol. 10, Pic. 1, p. 210-211
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• Name — Franciszek Krasiński • Title — Bishop of Kraków • Previous Post — Vice-Chancellor of the Crown • Died — 1577
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1525
Franciszek Krasiński was born on 20 April 1525.
1577
Franciszek Krasiński died on 26 March 1577.
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- 1.Watanabe-O'Kelly, H. (2010). Europa Triumphans: Court and Civic Festivals in Early Modern Europe. United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing, Limited. p. 210.
- 2.Łętowski, L. (1852). Katalog biskupoẃ, prałatoẃ i kanonikoẃ krakowskich. Vol. 2. Poland: Druk. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego. p. 136 – via Google Books.
- 3.Frost, R. I. (2015). The Oxford History of Poland-Lithuania: Volume I: The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union, 1385-1569. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. p. 488.
- 4.Rosu, F. (2017). Elective Monarchy in Transylvania and Poland-Lithuania, 1569-1587. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. p. 142. .
- 5.CZYŻEWSKI, Krzysztof. The Memorial Portraits of Bishops Samuel Maciejowski and Franciszek Krasiński in the Cloister of the Franciscan Friary in Cracow. Ars. Slovak Academy of Sciences. 46. 2. 2013.
- 6.Polona.pl - woodcut portrait of Krasiński
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Career and activity. Krasiński worked in civil service and church‘s ministry. Recorded positions include king's secretary at the Polish court, Polish elector, diocesan bishop, Vice-Chancellor of the Crown and canon.
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