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Stańczyk
Sign in to saveStańczyk (; – ) was the most famous Polish court jester. He was employed by three Polish kings: Alexander, Sigismund the Old and Sigismund Augustus.
Key facts
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- Jan Matejko, Stańczyk.jpg
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- Stańczyk by Jan MatejkoThe jester is depicted as the only person at a royal ball troubled by the news that the Muscovites have captured Smolensk, which happened in 1514.
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- Gąska
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Name, identity and historicity
- Stańczyk as a symbol
- ''Teka Stańczyka''
- Stańczyk in the arts
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Stańczyk (; – ) was the most famous Polish court jester. He was employed by three Polish kings: Alexander, Sigismund the Old and Sigismund Augustus.
==Name, identity and historicity==