For Jan Kostka, father of a saint, see Stanislaus Kostka.
Jan Kostka
Coat of arms
Dąbrowa
Born
ca. 1529 Sztemberk v. Stążków
Died
(1581-05-31)May 31, 1581 Jarosław
Family
Kostka
Consort
Jadwiga Przerębska Zofia Odrowąż
Issue
with 1555 Jadwiga Przerębska Stanisław Wojciech Kostka Jan Kostka Jadwiga Konopacka Elzbieta Róza-Zalińska Anna Tomicka with 1569 Zofia Odrowąż Jan Kostka Anna Magdalena Kostka Anna Kostka Katarzyna Sieniawska
Father
Stanisław Kostka
Mother
Elżbieta z Eilemberku
Jan Kostka (ca. 1529–1581) was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kings Henry of Valois and Stefan Batory.
He was a courtier and a secretary of the King, Podskarbi of Duchy of Prussia since 1555, castellan of Gdańsk in 1556–1574, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship since 1574, and president of the Komisja Morska (Sea Commission). He advocated for a union of Royal Prussia with the Crown.
In 1574 and 1575, he was proposed as candidate for King of Poland (see [1]).
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