His Eminence Frederick Jagiellon | |
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Cardinal Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
A 19th-century likeness of Frederick inspired by his original epitaph at Wawel Cathedral | |
Archdiocese | Gniezno |
Metropolis | Gniezno, Poland |
Installed | 1493 |
Term ended | 1503 |
Orders | |
Created cardinal | 20 September 1493 |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Kraków, Kingdom of Poland | April 27, 1468
Died | March 14, 1503 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland | (aged 34)
Nationality | Polish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Frederick Jagiellon (Polish: Fryderyk Jagiellończyk; 27 April 1468 – 14 March 1503) was a Polish prince, Archbishop of Gniezno, Bishop of Kraków,[1] and Primate of Poland. He was the sixth son and ninth child of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his wife Elizabeth of Austria, known as 'Matka Jagiellonów' (Mother of the Jagiellons).
Frederick ruled two dioceses with devotion. He cared about the cult of saints, the appropriate education of the clergy, took care of the liturgical life, carried out the diocesan and provincial synods. He also cared about the liturgy, foundations, and restoring of churches, including the restoration of the Kraków and Gniezno Cathedrals.