Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski Explained

Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski
Coa:Nałęcz
More:no
Spouse:Jadwiga Iwańska z Tomic
Elżbieta Zborowska
Katarzyna Leszczyńska
Spouse-Type:Wife
Issue:Kazimierz Franciszek Czarnkowski
Teresa Konstancja Czarnkowska
Noble Family:Czarnkowski
House-Type:Szlachta
Father:Wojciech Sędziwój Czarnkowski
Mother:Jadwiga Sierpska z Gulczewa
Birth Date:1555
Death Date:1628
Death Place:Kalisz

Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski, of the Nałęcz coat-of-arms (1555–1628) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).

Adam was voivode of Łęczyca Voivodeship, participant of King Stefan Batory`s wars against Muscovy, member of the Sejm, general starost of Greater Poland from 1593 to 1628. He serves as mediator during the Zebrzydowski Rebellion. In 1606–09 he participated in wars against Turkey and Sweden.