Frederick Jagiellon

His Eminence

Frederick Jagiellon
Cardinal
Archbishop of Gniezno
Primate of Poland
A 19th-century likeness of Frederick inspired by his original epitaph at Wawel Cathedral
ArchdioceseGniezno
MetropolisGniezno, Poland
Installed1493
Term ended1503
Orders
Created cardinal20 September 1493
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1468-04-27)April 27, 1468
Kraków, Kingdom of Poland
DiedMarch 14, 1503(1503-03-14) (aged 34)
Kraków, Kingdom of Poland
NationalityPolish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsFrederick Jagiellon's coat of arms

Frederick Jagiellon (Polish: Fryderyk Jagiellończyk; 27 April 1468 – 14 March 1503) was a Polish prince, Archbishop of Gniezno, Bishop of Kraków,[1] and Primate of Poland. He was the sixth son and ninth child of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his wife Elizabeth of Austria, known as 'Matka Jagiellonów' (Mother of the Jagiellons).

Frederick ruled two dioceses with devotion. He cared about the cult of saints, the appropriate education of the clergy, took care of the liturgical life, carried out the diocesan and provincial synods. He also cared about the liturgy, foundations, and restoring of churches, including the restoration of the Kraków and Gniezno Cathedrals.

  1. ^ Nowakowska, Natalia (2007). Church, state and dynasty in Renaissance Poland: The career of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503). Ashgate. p. 7, nt. 19. ISBN 978-0-7546-5644-9.

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