Andrzej Opalinski (1540-1593)
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Andrzej Opaliński of Łodzia coat of arms, was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman
. Court Crown Marshal from 1572; Great Crown Marshal from 1574, starost of Greater Poland from 1598.
In 1575 supported Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
for the Polish crown, opposed Sigismund III Vasa
and Jan Zamoyski
.
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
. Court Crown Marshal from 1572; Great Crown Marshal from 1574, starost of Greater Poland from 1598.
In 1575 supported Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II was king of Bohemia and king of the Romans from 1562, king of Hungary and Croatia from 1563, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1564 until his death...
for the Polish crown, opposed Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a monarch of the united Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and King of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599...
and Jan Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski
Jan Zamoyski , was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, magnate, 1st duke/ordynat of Zamość. Royal Secretary since 1566, Lesser Kanclerz ) of the Crown since 1576, Lord Grand-Chancellor of the Crown since 1578, and Grand Hetman of the Crown since 1581...
.