Janusz Suchywilk
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Janusz Suchywilk of Grzymala Coat of Arms (c. 1310 in Strzelce
– 5 April 1382 in Żnin
) was a Polish
nobleman (szlachcic), relative of Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik.
Janusz became Chancellor
of the Polish Kingdom and Archbishop of Gniezno
in 1374. From 1357 until 1373 he served as Chancellor of Kraków. He was an outstanding lawyer. He is considered as the co-author of King Casimir III of Poland
's statutes. An advocate of Kazik IV Prince of Słupsk for the Polish throne after the death of King Kazimierz. He was the leader of the opposition to King Ludwik Wegierski.
Strzelce
Strzelce may refer to the following places in Poland:*Strzelce Opolskie, a town in Opole Voivodeship, south-west Poland, seat of Strzelce County*Strzelce Krajeńskie, a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, west Poland, seat of Strzelce-Drezdenko County...
– 5 April 1382 in Żnin
Żnin
Żnin is a small town in Poland with a population of 14,558 . It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the capital of Żnin County. The town is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka.-Etymology:The name originates from the Polish word...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
nobleman (szlachcic), relative of Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik.
Janusz became Chancellor
Kanclerz
Kanclerz was one of the highest officials in the historic Poland. This office functioned from the early Polish kingdom of the 12th century until the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795. A respective office also existed in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the 16th...
of the Polish Kingdom and Archbishop of Gniezno
Gniezno
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piasts' chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources as the capital of Piast Poland however the first capital of Piast realm was most likely Giecz built around...
in 1374. From 1357 until 1373 he served as Chancellor of Kraków. He was an outstanding lawyer. He is considered as the co-author of King Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
's statutes. An advocate of Kazik IV Prince of Słupsk for the Polish throne after the death of King Kazimierz. He was the leader of the opposition to King Ludwik Wegierski.