Jakub Szydłowiecki

Jakub Szydłowiecki (born around 1456, died 1509) was a Polish nobleman and politician.

In the years 1493-1501 he was Burgrave of Kraków[1] and was a courtier of the king from 1496, Treasurer of the Crown Court in 1497, Grand Teasurer of the Crown from 1501 to 1506, and castellan and starost of Sandomierz, Sochaczew and Łęczyca.

[2] He had four siblings - brothers: two named Stanisław, which died in childhood, and Jan (d. before 29 March 1507), a scholastic of Płock, and sister Katarzyna, wife of Stanisław z Grocholic.

[2] In the years 1493–1509 in place of a wooden church, he built a brick church in Szydlowiec of local sandstone, and undertook a renovation of Ćmielów Castle[4] He probably gave an image of Assumption Mary to the church in Ćmielów.

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