Jan Tarnowski (1550–1605)

Jan Tarnowski (c. 1550 – 14 September 1605 in Łowicz, Poland) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. His coat of arms was Rola.

His Excellency Jan Tarnowski
Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno
See	Archdiocese of Gniezno
Personal details
Born	1550 Karnkowo
Died	1605
Nationality	Polish
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Jan was secretary of King Stefan Batory of Poland and a trusted adviser of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. In 1581 he became Referendarz of the Crown and in 1591 Deputy Chancellor of the Crown. He became also bishop of Poznań in 1598, bishop of Kujawy in 1600 and in 1604 Archbishop of Kraków and simultaneously Primate of Poland.^[1]