Jan Tarnowski (1550-1605)
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Jan Tarnowski (c.1550- September 14, 1605 in Łowicz, Poland) was Archbishop of Kraków and Primate of Poland. His coat of arms was Rola.
Jan was secretary of King Stefan Batory of Poland and a trusted adviser of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. In 1581 he became Referendarz of the Crown and in 1591 Deputy Chancellor of the Crown. He became also bishop of Poznań in 1598, bishop of Kujawy in 1600 and in 1604 Archbishop of Kraków and simultaneously Primate of Poland.
| Preceded by Łukasz Kościelski |
Bishop of Poznań 1598 – 1600 |
Succeeded by Wawrzyniec Goślicki |
| Preceded by Stanisław Karnkowski |
Primate of Poland Archbishop of Gniezno 1604 – 1605 |
Succeeded by Bernard Maciejowski |
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