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| name = Mikołaj Firlej
 
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'''Mikołaj Firlej''' (died 1526) was a [[Poland|Polish]] nobleman ([[szlachcic]]), [[hetman]], diplomat, and expert of southeast Europe.
 
'''Mikołaj Firlej''' (died 1526) was a [[Poland|Polish]] nobleman ([[szlachcic]]), [[hetman]], diplomat, and expert of southeast Europe.
   
Mikołaj became [[voivode]] of the [[Lublin Voivodeship]] in 1507, voivode of [[Sandomierz Voivodeship]] in 1514, Great [[Hetman]] of the Crown in 1515, and [[castellan]] of [[Kraków]] in 1520.
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Mikołaj became [[voivode]] of the [[Lublin Voivodeship]] in 1507, voivode of [[Sandomierz Voivodeship]] in 1514, Great [[Hetman]] of the Crown in 1515, and [[castellan]] of Kraków in 1520.
   
He was several times envoy to the courts of [[Turkey]] and [[Hungary]]. He participated in the [[First Congress of Vienna|Jagiellonian-Habsburg congress]] at [[Vienna]] in 1515. He fought against [[Tatar]]s in 1516–1519, 1519–1521 and 1523–1524 but inefficiently commanded the Polish cavalry during the war with the [[Teutonic Order]].
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He was several times envoy to the courts of [[Turkey]] and [[Hungary]]. He participated in the [[First Congress of Vienna|Jagiellonian-Habsburg congress]] at Vienna in 1515. He fought against Tatars in 1516–1519, 1519–1521 and 1523–1524 but inefficiently commanded the Polish cavalry during the war with the Teutonic Order.
   
He is one of the characters on the famous painting by [[Jan Matejko]], ''[[Prussian Homage (painting)|Prussian Homage]]''.
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He is one of the characters on the famous painting by Jan Matejko, ''[[Prussian Homage (painting)|Prussian Homage]]''.
   
 
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Mikołaj Firlej
Coat of arms Lewart Herb Lewart
Died 1526
Family Firlej
Consort (Gryf) Anna Mielecka
Issue Katarzyna Firlej
Piotr Firlej
Father Piotr z Dąbrowicy

Mikołaj Firlej (died 1526) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), hetman, diplomat, and expert of southeast Europe.

Mikołaj became voivode of the Lublin Voivodeship in 1507, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1514, Great Hetman of the Crown in 1515, and castellan of Kraków in 1520.

He was several times envoy to the courts of Turkey and Hungary. He participated in the Jagiellonian-Habsburg congress at Vienna in 1515. He fought against Tatars in 1516–1519, 1519–1521 and 1523–1524 but inefficiently commanded the Polish cavalry during the war with the Teutonic Order.

He is one of the characters on the famous painting by Jan Matejko, Prussian Homage.

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