Marcin Zborowski Explained

Marcin Zborowski
Birth Date:c. 1495
Death Date:25 February 1565
Children:Samuel Zborowski
Jan Zborowski
Piotr Zborowski (d. 1580)
Krzysztof Zborowski
Andrzej Zborowski
Krystyna Zborowska
Parents:Andrzej Zborowski
Elżbieta z Szydłowieckich, Odrowąż coat of arms
Relatives:Piotr Zborowski (brother; d. 1553)
Spouse:Anna Konarska

Marcin Zborowski (c. 1495 – 25 February 1565) was a Polish castellan (Polish: kasztelan) of Kalisz (since 1543), voivod (wojewoda) of Kalisz (since 1550), voivod of Poznań (since 1558) and castellan of Kraków (since 1562). He was one of the leaders of execution movement, co-initiator of the Chicken War (1537) and also supporter of the Reformation. Zborowski participated in the fourth war of the Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars (1512–1522) and in the Battle of Orsha (8 September 1514). Murderer of Dymitr Sanguszko (1554).

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