Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski
Polish nobleman
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Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski, of the Nałęcz coat-of-arms (1555–1628) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).
Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski | |
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| Coat of arms | Nałęcz |
| Born | 1555 |
| Died | 1628 (aged 72–73) Kalisz |
| Family | Czarnkowski |
| Wife | Jadwiga Iwańska z Tomic Elżbieta Zborowska Katarzyna Leszczyńska |
Issue | Kazimierz Franciszek Czarnkowski Teresa Konstancja Czarnkowska |
| Father | Wojciech Sędziwój Czarnkowski |
| Mother | Jadwiga Sierpska z Gulczewa |
Adam was voivode of Łęczyca Voivodeship, participant of King Stefan Batory`s wars against Muscovy, member of the Sejm, general starost of Greater Poland from 1593 to 1628. He serves as mediator during the Zebrzydowski Rebellion. In 1606–09 he participated in wars against Turkey and Sweden.[1]
