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Jan Aleksander Lipski

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Jan Aleksander Lipski
Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków
Personal details
Died1746
BuriedWawel Cathedral

Jan Aleksander Lipski (1690 – 1746) was a Polish nobleman and clergyman. He was Bishop of Kraków and later a cardinal of Poland.

Lipski was born in 1690. His initial education was with the Jesuits in Kalisz, and he later received an education in Paris and Rome.[1] As he acquired connections with prominent people, including King Augustus II the Strong, he took roles in Gniezno and with the Crown Tribunal.[1] In 1732, he was made Bishop of Kraków, having been made Bishop of Łuck in the prior year.[2] As Bishop of Kraków, he crowned King Augustus III in 1734. Lipski was made cardinal in 1737. He did not travel to Rome to receive the title of cardinal.[3]

Lipski was a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle.[3]

Lipski died in 1746 at Kielce.[3] He is buried at the Wawel Cathedral in the Lipski chapel designed by Franciszek Placidi.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Łętowski, L. (1852). Katalog biskupów, prałatów i kanoników krakowskich: Biskupi krakowscy. Vol. 2. Poland: Uniw. Jagielloński. p. 234 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Cassidy-Geiger, M. (2008). Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Court. United Kingdom: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York. p. 34.
  3. ^ a b c The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. United States, 2001. Web Archive. https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0008076/.
  4. ^ Rożek, M. (1981). The Royal Cathedral at Wawel. Poland: Interpress. p. 140. ISBN 9788322319239.