Jan Firlej (c. 1521, Dąbrowica, Lublin County – 1574, Kock) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), and Calvinist activist.
Jan Firlej | |
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| Born | abt. 1521 Dąbrowica, Lublin County |
| Died | 25 April 1574 Kock |
| Family | Firlej |
| Consort | Zofia Boner (Bonarowa) Zofia Dzik (Doliwa) Barbara Mniszech |
| Issue | with Zofia Boner Mikołaj Firlej Andrzej Firlej Jan Firlej Piotr Firlej with Zofia Dzik Anna Firlej Henryk Firlej |
| Father | Piotr Firlej |
| Mother | Katarzyna Tęczynska |
Jan became Great Marshal of the Crown in 1563 and starost of Kraków in 1572. He agreed with the candidature of Henryk Walezy for the Polish throne only on the condition that Henryk signing the Henrican articles. Voivode of Bełz, Lublin and Kraków.
Around 1555 he founded a Calvinist church in Kock, and build a family residence there.[1]
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- ^ (in Polish) Kock - historia miasta Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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