Jan Działyński of Gozdawa coat of arms was a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...

 noble

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...

 and politician. Member of the Działyński family

Działyński family

The Działyński Family was a Polish noble family whose name comes from their original place of settlement, Działyń in Dobrzyń Land. They used the Ogończyk coat of arms. The original head of the family was Piotr from Działyń . During the 16th century the members of the Działyński family began moving...

. Starost pokrzywnicki, of Puck

Puck

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 and Kowalewo Pomorskie

Kowalewo Pomorskie

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. Voivode of Chełmno  (1647-1648).

Deputy to Sejm

Sejm

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, notable politician from Royal Prussia

Royal Prussia

Royal Prussia was a Region of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Polish Prussia included Pomerelia, Chełmno Land , Malbork Voivodeship , Gdańsk , Toruń , and Elbląg . It is distinguished from Ducal Prussia...

. Critic of Gdańsk

Gdansk

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 (Danzig), defender of Catholic faith, founder of the collegium

Collegium

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 in Grudziądz

Grudziadz

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. Known to have been engaged in several court proceedings with various other nobles and even peasants.

Married twice; he had no children.