Jan of Tarnów

Not to be confused with Jan of Tarnów (1367–1433).

Jan of Tarnów (Polish: Jan z Tarnowa equally Jan Tarnowski as well as Jan Tarnowski z Tarnowa; c. 1349–1409) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) from the Lesser Poland region.

Jan of Tarnow
Coat of arms	Leliwa
Born	c. 1349 Tarnów
Died	(1409-05-13)13 May 1409 Tarnów
Family	House of Tarnowski
Consort	Katarzyna
Issue	Jan of Tarnów Rafał of Tarnów Spytek of Tarnów and Jarosław Dorota of Tarnów
Father	Rafał of Tarnów
Mother	Dzierżka of Wielowieś

Jan was owner of Tarnów, Wielowieś and Jarosław estates. He was Podkomorzy of Sandomierz before 1368, Court Marshal before 1370, Crown Grand Marshal before 1373, starosta of Radom before 1376, castellan of Sandomierz before 1377, voivode of Sandomierz before 1385, starosta of Sandomierz before 1386, General Starost of Ruthenia before 1387, castellan of Kraków and starosta of Kraków in 1406.

In 1401, he was a signatory to the Pact of Vilnius and Radom. His sons Jan and Spytek fought in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.

References

• Klemensiewicz, Zenon Historia języka polskiego, (1961), Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe