Jan Gniński

Jan Gniński (died c.1685) was a Polish diplomat, Treasurer of the Crown Court. He was Vice-Chancellor of the Crown from 1681, voivode of Malbork in 1681, governor from 1668 to 1680 of Chelm[1] and was an MP in the Sejm. He participated in the Polish-Swedish wars and the Siege of Vienna (1683) and was known to be an Ambassador to Turkey.[2]

Jan Gniński was married to Dorota Jaskólska.[3] They had five children:

  • Jan Chryzostom Benedykt[3]
  • Jan Krzysztof, voivode of Pomorze[3]
  • Władysław[3]
  • Anna Franciszka[3]
  • Konstancja Dorota (d. 1705)[3]

References
  1. Poland. Rada Głowna Szkolnictwa Wyższego. Komisja do Spraw Bibliotek i Informacji Naukowej; Poland. Ministerstwo Nauki, Szkolnictwa Wyższego i Techniki (1986). Roczniki biblioteczne. Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  2. Zamoyski, Adam (1 October 2009). Poland: A History. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-00-732273-2. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. Popiołek, Bożena; Kicińska, Urszula (2017). "Panie Zamoyskie: Anna Franciszka z Gnińskich, Teresa z Potockich i Urszula z Kalińskich — okruchy biografii w świetle korespondencji i aktów ostatniej woli" (PDF). Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej. 65 (1).


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