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Jan Zamoyski

1542 - 1605

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Jan Sariusz Zamoyski (Latin: Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, statesman and the 1st ordynat of Zamość. He served as the Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Chancellor of the Crown from 1578, and Great Hetman of the Crown from 1581. Zamoyski was the General Starost of the city of Kraków from 1580 to 1585, Starost of Bełz, Międzyrzecz, Krzeszów, Knyszyn and Tartu. An important advisor to Kings Sigismund II Augustus and Stephen Báthory, he was one of the major opponents of Bathory's successor, Sigismund III Vasa, and one of the most skilled diplomats, politicians and statesmen of his time, standing as a major figure in the politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth throughout his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Zamoyski is the 5,658th most popular politician (down from 5,280th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Poland (down from 304th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Polish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jan Zamoyski ranks 5,658 out of 19,576. Before him are Ulpia Marciana, Julio María Sanguinetti, Thorkell the Tall, Werner Naumann, King Cheng of Zhou, and Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne. After him are Al-Mansur Billah, Philipp Bouhler, Tadukhipa, Vera Zasulich, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, and Ryszard Kaczorowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1542, Jan Zamoyski ranks 10. Before him are John of the Cross, Hattori Hanzō, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Robert Bellarmine, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, and Ruqaiya Sultan Begum. After him are Isabella de' Medici, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Henriette of Cleves, Joris Hoefnagel, Guðbrandur Þorláksson, and Magnus, Duke of Östergötland. Among people deceased in 1605, Jan Zamoyski ranks 13. Before him are Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Theodore Beza, and Naresuan. After him are Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, Orazio Vecchi, Stradanus, Heinrich Khunrath, Marino Grimani, and Robert Catesby.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jan Zamoyski ranks 309 out of 1,694. Before him are Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765), Grażyna Bacewicz (1909), Andreas Schlüter (1660), Lubomyr Husar (1933), Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896), and Werner Naumann (1909). After him are Sophie of Pomerania (1498), Ryszard Kaczorowski (1919), Józef Bem (1794), Ida Haendel (1928), Jan Karski (1914), and Lilli Palmer (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Jan Zamoyski ranks 75. Before him are Edward Gierek (1913), Gunderic (379), Bolesław II the Generous (1041), Siemomysł (922), Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765), and Werner Naumann (1909). After him are Ryszard Kaczorowski (1919), Ida Haendel (1928), Zvi Zamir (1925), Casimir II the Just (1138), Stefan Czarniecki (1599), and Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (1846).

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