1609 - 1655 (46 years)
Has 34 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
1612 - 1666 (54 years)
Birth |
1612 |
Sieraków |
Died |
15 Jun 1666 |
Rytwiany |
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Father |
Piotr Opalinski, b. 1586 |
Mother |
Zofia Kostanka, b. Abt 1590 |
Married |
1607 |
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Family |
Izabela Teczynska |
Married |
1639 |
Children |
+ | 1. Gräfin Zofia Opalinska, b. 1642 |
| 2. Jan Opalinski |
| 3. Stanislaw Opalinski |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Court Marshal Lukasz de Bnin Opalinski, b. 1612, Sieraków |
Married |
1639 |
Children |
+ | 1. Gräfin Zofia Opalinska, b. 1642 |
| 2. Jan Opalinski |
| 3. Stanislaw Opalinski |
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1609 - 1655 (46 years)
Birth |
21 Jan 1609 |
Died |
6 Dec 1655 |
Buried |
7 Jan 1656 |
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Father |
Piotr Opalinski, b. 1586 |
Mother |
Zofia Kostanka, b. Abt 1590 |
Married |
1607 |
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Family |
Teresa Konstancja Czarnkowska, b. Abt 1615 |
Married |
28 May 1634 |
Children |
+ | 1. Jan Karol Opalinski, b. 1642, Poznan, Polska |
| 2. Piotr Opalinski |
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Abt 1615 - 1650 (35 years)
Birth |
Abt 1615 |
Died |
11 May 1650 |
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Father |
Adam Sedziwoj Czarnkowski |
Mother |
Katarzyna Leszczynska |
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Family |
Krzystof Opalinski, b. 21 Jan 1609 |
Married |
28 May 1634 |
Children |
+ | 1. Jan Karol Opalinski, b. 1642, Poznan, Polska |
| 2. Piotr Opalinski |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Piotr Opalinski, b. 1586 |
Mother |
Zofia Kostanka, b. Abt 1590 |
Married |
1607 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Piotr Opalinski, b. 1586 |
Mother |
Zofia Kostanka, b. Abt 1590 |
Married |
1607 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Piotr Opalinski, b. 1586 |
Mother |
Zofia Kostanka, b. Abt 1590 |
Married |
1607 |
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1586 - 1624 (38 years)
Birth |
1586 |
Died |
13 Jan 1624 |
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Father |
Jan Opalinski, b. 13 Aug 1546 |
Mother |
Barbara z Ostroroga Lwowska, b. 1555 |
Married |
1580 |
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Family |
Zofia Kostanka, b. Abt 1590 |
Married |
1607 |
Children |
+ | 1. Court Marshal Lukasz de Bnin Opalinski, b. 1612, Sieraków |
+ | 2. Krzystof Opalinski, b. 21 Jan 1609 |
| 3. Anna Opalinska |
| 4. Franciszka Opalinska |
| 5. Zofia Opalinska |
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Abt 1590 - 1639 (49 years)
Birth |
Abt 1590 |
Died |
1639 |
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Father |
Krzysztof Kostka |
Mother |
Anna Pilecka, b. 1572 |
Married |
1586 |
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Family |
Piotr Opalinski, b. 1586 |
Married |
1607 |
Children |
+ | 1. Court Marshal Lukasz de Bnin Opalinski, b. 1612, Sieraków |
+ | 2. Krzystof Opalinski, b. 21 Jan 1609 |
| 3. Anna Opalinska |
| 4. Franciszka Opalinska |
| 5. Zofia Opalinska |
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Abt 1615 - 1650 (35 years)
Birth |
Abt 1615 |
Died |
11 May 1650 |
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Father |
Adam Sedziwoj Czarnkowski |
Mother |
Katarzyna Leszczynska |
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Family |
Krzystof Opalinski, b. 21 Jan 1609 |
Married |
28 May 1634 |
Children |
+ | 1. Jan Karol Opalinski, b. 1642, Poznan, Polska |
| 2. Piotr Opalinski |
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1642 - 1695 (53 years)
Birth |
1642 |
Poznan, Polska |
Died |
26 Mar 1695 |
Poznan, Polska |
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Father |
Krzystof Opalinski, b. 21 Jan 1609 |
Mother |
Teresa Konstancja Czarnkowska, b. Abt 1615 |
Married |
28 May 1634 |
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Family |
Zofia Anna Czarnkowska, b. 1660, Poznan, Polska |
Married |
10 Dec 1678 |
Poznan, Polska |
Children |
+ | 1. Katarzyna Opalinska, b. 3 Sep 1680 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Krzystof Opalinski, b. 21 Jan 1609 |
Mother |
Teresa Konstancja Czarnkowska, b. Abt 1615 |
Married |
28 May 1634 |
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Name |
Krzystof Opalinski |
Birth |
21 Jan 1609 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
6 Dec 1655 |
Burial |
7 Jan 1656 |
Siblings |
4 Siblings |
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Person ID |
I371339 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
14 Sep 2009 |
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Notes |
- Together with brother Lukasz Opalinski studied in the Lubranski Academy in Poznan (1620-1625), and later abroad at Louvain (1626-1629), Orleans (1629) and Padua (1630). After returning to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the position of starosta he became active on the political scene. Took part in the election sejm of Wladyslaw IV Vasa in 1632, to which he was elected a deputy in February of that year. In 1637, after his father's death, he became the voivode of Pozna He opposed most of W military proposals (from increasing the army to the war against Ottomans), although he supported his idea of sea tariffs. In 1645 he led a diplomatic mission to Paris , where he was a proxy of king W during his marriage to Ludwika Maria Gonzaga , whom she escorted back to Poland afterwards.
In 1647 he bought Sieraków from his brother and moved there. In 1650 he opened the first modern school in Poland (in Sieraków), using the didactic materials prepared by Jan Amos Komenski (Komenský, Comenius). A Catholic himself, he was critical of the zealotry of the Society of Jesus and supported religious tolerance. He was a patron of writers, scientists and a bibliophile .
Political rival of starost Boguslaw Leszczynski in the Wielkopolska province.
When in 1648 Poland elected a new king, Jan Kazimierz Vasa , he joined the opposition against Jan Kazimierz. The king had few friends among the Polish szlachta, as he openly sympathized with Austria and showed disregard and contempt for Polish culture ( Sarmatism ). Due to this, thinking that Jan II Kazimierz was a weak King, or a Jesuit -King, or for any other reasons, many encouraged King Charles X Gustav of Sweden to claim the Polish Crown. During the Swedish invasion ( The Deluge ) Krzysztof Opali and Bogus Leszczy tasked with defence of Greater Poland ( Wielkopolska ), dissatisfied with policies of Jan Kazimierz, decided to surrender together with their pospolite ruszenie of Great Poland to Charles Gustav at Ujscie on 25 July 1655. Many other voivodes of other voivodships followed their suit, especially Janusz Radziwill in Lithuania (although Krzysztof brother, Lukasz Opalinski , remained loyal to the Polish king). Almost the entire country was overrun by the Swedes, before the Jasna Góra resistance and the Tyszowce Confederation which turned the tide against the Swedes.
Died in 1655 at Wloszakowice at the age of 45. Buried next to his father in the catacombs at church at Sieraków .
The author of a popular work, often reprinted in this century calledSatyry, albo Przestrogi do naprawy rz i obyczajów w Polszcze nale (Satires, or Warnings Related to the Reform of Government and Customs in Poland) published in 1650, in the aftermath of the Chmielnicki Uprising that spelled the end of the Golden Age of the Commonwealth . The satires, modelled on the Satires of Juvenal , written in unrhymed syllabic verse, are his most famous work. In them he denounced the oppression of peasants (increasing serfdom ) and corruption of Golden Freedoms , visible in the increasing anarchy which was to be found in political life. He also wrote on witchcraft in one the satires, one of the few contemporary voices to correctly identify some of the motives behind the witchcraft persecution and to denounce them. He wrote comedies and tragedies for his school, however they have not survived. His letters to his brother are collected in Listy Kszysztofa Opali do brata 1641-1653 (first edition in 1957).
Quotes
"Nierz Polska stoi" - nie kto powiedzia
Lecz drugi odpowiedzia nierz zginie.
Pan Bóg nas ma jak b I to prawdy blisko,
mi lud Polak jest Bo igrzysko.
"Satyra VI. Na ogo w obron
"Anarchy supports Poland" - well somebody said;
But other replied, that with anarchy it will fall.
God thinks we are clowns, and that's close to truth,
that among people Pole's the God's Playground .
"Satire VI. For empty walls in defense"
Rozumiem, Bóg Polski za nico nie karze
Wi jak za poddanych srog opresyj
I gorzej ni niewol Jakoby ch nie by
Bli nie tylko twoim, ale i cz
...
Zamykam, jakom zacz Bóg Polsk karze
Najwi za poddanych, ba, i kara b
Je si Polaku, nie obaczysz kiedy.
"Satyra III. Na ci i opresyj ch w Polszcze"
I believe God punishes Poland for nothing
But for the cruel oppression of her subjects
Which is worse than serfdom. It's as if the peasant
Were not your fellow man or a human being.
...
I close as I began; God punishes Poland
Most for her subjects, indeed, he'll keep punishing
If you, Pole, will not ever come to your senses.
"Satire III. On Burdens and Oppressions of Peasants in Poland"
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