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Zbigniew of Brzezie

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Zbigniew of Brzezie
Born1360 Edit this on Wikidata
Died1425 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 64–65)
ChildrenJan Lanckoroński z Włodzisławia Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldMarshal of the Crown (–1425) Edit this on Wikidata

Zbigniew of Brzezie (or Zbigniew Lanckoroński) (ca. 1360 – ca. 1425) was a notable Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora.

Zbigniew served as Crown Grand Marshal from 1399 to 1425 and starost of Kraków from 1409 to 1410. He was a diplomat and a close co-worker of King Władysław II Jagiełło. He was several times an envoy to King of Hungary and Germany Sigismund of Luxembourg. During the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 he commanded the banner of the Crown Grand Marshal.

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  • "Zbigniew z Brzezia". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  • "Zbigniew z Brzezia". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-01-17.