| His Excellency Jan Latalski | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Gniezno |
| Installed | 1537 |
| Term ended | 1540 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1536 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1463 |
| Died | 29 August 1540 Skierniewice |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Coat of arms |  |
Jan Latalski (1463–1540) was a medieval Bishop of Kraków, Poznań, Archbishop of Gniezno, and Primate of Poland.
Born in 1463 into the Prawdzic Polish noble family, he studied at the Cracow Academy. He was a pastor of Saint Peter and Paul church in Kostrzyn nad Odrą. From 1498 to 1505 he was a Chancellor for Elizabeth Rakuszanki, and Royal Secretary from 1504.
As Envoy of King Sigismund I the Old, he negotiated with the Teutonic Knights in Toruń in 1511, and in 1517 he led negotiations with the hospodarem.
In 1525 he was made the Bishop of Poznań with the support of Queen Bona and in 1536 was elected Bishop of Kraków. In 1537 he was made Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. Although a favorite of the King, he was known to be fond of the drink.
He died in 1540 and was buried in the Cathedral of Gniezno.
References
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno at GCatholic.org
- 2.Jan Korytkowski, Prałaci i kanonicy katedry metropolitalnej gnieźnieńskiej od roku 1000 aż do dni naszych. (Podług źródeł archiwalnych). vol.1-4.
- Andrzej Wyczański, Między kulturą a polityką. Sekretarze Zygmunta Starego od 1506–1548 AD (Warsaw 1990), p.256.
- Marceli Kosman: Między ołtarzem a tronem: poczet prymasów Polski. Poznań: Oficyna Wydawnicza G & P, 2000.
- "Archbishop Jan Latalski [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved Mar 31, 2020.
- Harold B. Segel, Renaissance Culture in Poland: The Rise of Humanism, 1470-1543 (Cornell University Press, 1989) p214.
- Marceli Kosman: between the altar and the throne: the Polish primates. Poznań, Poland: 2000. ISBN 83-7272-017-7.
External links
- Virtual tour of Gniezno Cathedral Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- List of Primates of Poland
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPiotr Tomicki | Bishop of Poznan 1525-1538 |
Succeeded byJohn of the Lithuanian Dukes |
| Preceded byAndrzej Krzycki | Archbishop of Gniezno 1537-1540 |
Succeeded byPiotr Gamrat |