Andrzej Piotr (Frycz) Modrzewski coat of arms Jastrzębiec (68 years)
Born
1503-09-20 ,
Wolbórz (PL)
Died 1572 , Wolbórz (PL)
Died 1572 , Wolbórz (PL)
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1 Marriage
1530, wife Jadwiga z KamieniaChildren:
- Elżbieta, *appr. 1555
In a painting by Jan Matejko, depicting the Union of Lublin
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (Latin: Andreas Fricius Modrevius) (ca. September 20, 1503 – autumn, 1572) was a Polish Renaissance scholar, humanist and theologian, called "the father of Polish democracy." His book De Republica emendanda (o poprawie Rzeczypospolitej) was widely read and praised across most of Renaissance Europe.
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