Bodzanta

His Excellency

Bodzanta
Archbishop of Gniezno
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseGniezno
Installed1382
Term ended1388
PredecessorJanusz Suchywilk
SuccessorJan Kropidło
Personal details
Born1320
Died1388
Chełmno
Coat of armsCoat of arms of Archbishop Bodzanta

Bodzanta or Bodzęta of Szeliga coat of arms (Polish: Bodzęta; 1320–1388), was a Polish nobleman, governor of KrakówSandomierz lands (1350, 1357–1370, 1372–1379, 1381) and the archbishop of Gniezno (1382–1388).

Supporter of Louis I of Hungary and the Angevin dynasty. After his death, he first supported an Angevin candidate for the throne of the Kingdom of Poland, and than, Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. On 16 June 1383, he proclaimed Siemowit the king of Poland, but due to lack of support for Siemowit, he withdrew his support, embracing the idea of a Polish–Lithuanian union. On 15 February, Bodzanta baptised Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila, who became the king Władysław II Jagiełło. On 18 February, he presided over his marriage with Jadwiga of Poland, and on 4 March he crowned him the king of Poland.[1]

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  1. ^ "Korytkowski Jan, Arcybiskupi gnieźnieńscy, T. 1 - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl.
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