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).