Michał Stefan Radziejowski
Appearance
Michał Stefan Radziejowski | |
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Cardinal, Primate of Poland | |
Archdiocese | Gniezno |
See | Archdiocese of Gniezno |
Installed | 1688 |
Term ended | 1705 |
Orders | |
Consecration | 26 January 1681 |
Created cardinal | 1686 |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1645 |
Died | 13 October Gdańsk |
Nationality | Polish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Coat of arms |
Augustyn Michał Stefan Radziejowski (3 December 1645 – 13 October 1705) was an archbishop of Gniezno and cardinal primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland,[1] son of Hieronim Radziejowski. After the death of the Polish king John III Sobieski, he functioned as Interrex until the choice of a new king.
History
[edit]Radziejowski first supported the candidacy of François Louis, Prince of Conti. Later he supported August II the Strong, the eventual successor to John III.
Death
[edit]He died in Gdańsk (Danzig), 13 October 1705.
References
[edit]- ^ "Augustyn Michal Stefan Cardinal Radziejowski [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
External links
[edit]- Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- List of Primates of Poland
Categories:
- Radziejowski (Junosza)
- Ecclesiastical senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1645 births
- 1705 deaths
- Bishops of Warmia
- Canons of Gniezno
- Canons of Warmia
- Archbishops of Gniezno
- Diplomats of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 17th-century Polish cardinals
- 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian cardinals
- Crown vice-chancellors
- Polish Roman Catholic bishop stubs