Zbigniew Oleśnicki

Catholic cardinal (1389–1455)

Person Human Q168150

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: December 5, 1389
Date of death: April 1, 1455
Place of birth: Sandomierz
Place of death: Sandomierz
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Poland^[11]
Occupation: diplomat, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, bishop
Position held: cardinal, bishop of Krakow, cardinal priest^[12]^[13]^[14]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[15]
Father: Jan z Oleśnicy^[10]
Sibling: Jan Oleśnicki^[30]
Coat of arms: Dębno^[18]
Consecrator: Johann Rzeszowski^[28]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Different from: Zbigniew Oleśnicki^[29]
Family: Oleśnicki family^[17]
Family name: Oleśnicki^[20]
Given name: Zbigniew^[21]
Name in native language: Zbigniew Oleśnicki^[27]
Participated in conflict: Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War^[19]
Place of burial: Wawel Cathedral^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Zbigniew, Cardinal Oleśnicki en Zbigniew of Oleśnica Oleśnicki en Zbigniew Oleśnicki en biskupa krakowskiego Zbigniewa Oleśnickiego en Cardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki cs Spytihněv Olešnický cs Zbigniew Oleśnicki el Ζμπίγκνιεφ Ολεσνίτσκι ja ズビグニェヴ・オレシュニク ja ズビグニェフ・オレシュニツキ nl Zbigniew Olesnicki nl Zbigniew Olesnicki (kardinaal) ru Збигнев Олесницкий uk Збігнєв Олесницький

🔖 Identifiers · 42

ISNI: 0000000122784393
VIAF cluster ID: 37308299
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2001038708
GND ID: 102564140
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: zbigniew-olesnicki
BHCL UUID: 8c652c63-5b57-418d-9399-4879d28dc507
Base Budé person ID: 6693
Baza osób polskich ID: 14413
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: olesnicki-zbigniew
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00296869
Catholic Encyclopedia ID: 11240c
Catholic Hierarchy person ID: olesn

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DDB person (GND) ID: 102564140
De Agostini ID: Oleśnicki,+Zbigniew
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 102564140
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Zbigniew-Olesnicki
FAST ID: 463623
Freebase ID: /m/06h1p1
Geni profile ID: 6000000011427262222
Grove Art Online ID: T063422
IdRef ID: 080452019
Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID: zbigniew-olesnicki-h-debno-1389-1455-biskup-krakowski-kardynal
IxTheo authority ID: 076832813
J9U entity ID: 987007384449905171
Jewish Virtual Library ID: ole-x015b-nicki-zbigniew-x00b0
NL CR AUT ID: js2007409709
NLB authority ID (Belarus): NLB-ar99977
NLP ID: a0000001186769
NUKAT ID: n98028913
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810595266105606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3950813
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID: 2578301
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100248630
Prabook ID: 1733784
Rodovid ID: 1414609, 1164839
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID: 13.109.16
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID: 1439:Olesnicy
Topic's main category: Category:Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)
Treccani ID: zbigniew-olesnicki
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500323416
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/359544
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJyRBm67whXbWB8cqyhCQq

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🔗 Connections

← Consecrator 5

Gregory of Sanok, Wincenty Kot, Jan Gruszczyński, Władysław Oporowski, Stanisław Ciołek

Occupation 3

diplomat, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary

Position held 2

cardinal, cardinal priest

Coat of arms 1

Dębno

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of Poland

Different from 1

Zbigniew Oleśnicki

Given name 1

Zbigniew

Instance of 1

human

Participated in conflict 1

Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War

Place of birth 1

Sandomierz

Place of burial 1

Wawel Cathedral

Place of death 1

Sandomierz

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Sex or gender 1

male

← Depicts 1

Battle of Grunwald

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Summary

Zbigniew Oleśnicki was born on December 5, 1389^[1], in Sandomierz^[2]. He died on April 1, 1455^[3], in Sandomierz^[4]. He worked as a diplomat^[5], Catholic priest^[6], Catholic bishop^[7], and bishop^[8].

FAQs

Where was Zbigniew Oleśnicki born?

Zbigniew Oleśnicki's place of birth was Sandomierz^[2].

Where did Zbigniew Oleśnicki die?

Zbigniew Oleśnicki passed away in Sandomierz^[4].

Who were Zbigniew Oleśnicki's parents?

Zbigniew Oleśnicki's father was Jan z Oleśnicy^[10].

What did Zbigniew Oleśnicki do for work?

Zbigniew Oleśnicki worked as a diplomat^[5], Catholic priest^[6], Catholic bishop^[7], and bishop^[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — place of birth (P19): Sandomierz. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — place of death (P20): Sandomierz. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — sex or gender (P21): male. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2024-02-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — father (P22): Jan z Oleśnicy. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Poland. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — position held (P39): cardinal. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — position held (P39): bishop of Krakow. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — position held (P39): cardinal priest. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — family (P53): Oleśnicki family. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — occupation (P106): diplomat. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — occupation (P106): Catholic bishop. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — occupation (P106): bishop. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — place of burial (P119): Wawel Cathedral. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — coat of arms (P237): Dębno. Sejm-Wielki.pl. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — date of birth (P569): December 5, 1389. webdept.fiu.edu. webdept.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — date of death (P570): April 1, 1455. webdept.fiu.edu. webdept.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — participated in conflict (P607): Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — family name (P734): Oleśnicki. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — given name (P735): Zbigniew. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — described by source (P1343): New Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — described by source (P1343): Polish Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — name in native language (P1559): Zbigniew Oleśnicki. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — consecrator (P1598): Johann Rzeszowski. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — different from (P1889): Zbigniew Oleśnicki. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Zbigniew Oleśnicki — sibling (P3373): Jan Oleśnicki. wikidata.org.

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26d ago · Putnik · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online → zbigniew-olesnicki

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26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Baza osób polskich ID → 14413

"Created claim: Baza osób polskich ID: 14413, batch #290941"
4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗

NLB authority ID (Belarus) → NLB-ar99977

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13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Jewish Virtual Library ID → ole-x015b-nicki-zbigniew-x00b0

"Created claim: Jewish Virtual Library ID: ole-x015b-nicki-zbigniew-x00b0, Matched to Zbigniew Olesnicki (#96701039) in…"
25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Occupation → diplomat, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop +1

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Zbigniew Oleśnicki

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