Piotr Polak (knight)

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The Polish coat of arms of Piotr Polak

Piotr Polak (born ca. 1400, died 1442) - Polish knight, Hussite, Podolski starosta, Cracovian subcommittees. Curriculum vitae

He was born in a Polish knight family, probably the Strzemia coat of arms, from Lichwina in the Bieckie land. In the 20s of the 15th century he came to the Czech Republic as one of the hired soldiers of Zygmunt Korybutowicz. In 1428 he was a member of the Silesian taboos expedition. In March 1428 he became commander of the castle of Homole near Kłodzko, then Niemcza, which under his influence became the center of the Hussite movement in Silesia - totam region sibi fecit tributariam. At that time he gained the nickname Pole and the reputation of one of the best Hussite commanders. In May 1433 Sobotka was taken prisoner by the Wroclaw army and was imprisoned until December 1434. After his release, he settled in Wielkopolska. In 1434, thanks to the influence of the royal court and the protection of the voivode of Poznań, Sędziwoj Ostroroga received the drahim, Wałeckie and Śremsk districts, and in 1435 he became the royal ruler of Rogoźno. From Drahimia and Wałcz he conducted armed expeditions to Brandenburg, and also plundered the lands of the Teutonic Knights. In 1438, together with the Bydgoszcz starost, the Pomeranian Pomeranian decided to master the Teutonic knight. In the spring of 1438 he stayed in Cracow, then took part in an unsuccessful expedition to the Czech Republic, which was to be placed on the throne of Prince Casimir of Prague, earlier with the other noblemen of Wielkopolska he was leading the troops of the expedition. In 1439 he was a signatory of the anti-clerical and pro-Swiss Confederation of Meltin. Probably did not fight in the battle of Grotniki. After the defeat of the confederates did not lose influence at the royal court, because in 1440 received the office of starosty Podolski. In December he stayed in Buda, surrounded by King Wladyslaw Warneńczyk. It was supposed to include the Russian Starost (Lviv), although in several documents from the Royal Chancellery, dated 5 and 9 July 1441 is called the starost of Ruthenian, on July 14 the office was received Spytek Tarnowski from Jarosław. He took part in the winter expedition of the Warneńczyk to the south of Slovakia, in the royal documents describing the expedition is the subcommon Krakow. He died about 1442, as a deceased mentioned July 12, 1442. Bibliography

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