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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.
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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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- Jester
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- Stańczyk
- date of death
- 1560-01-01
- date of birth
- 1480-01-01
- name in native language
- Stańczyk
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- Name, identity and historicity
- Stańczyk as a symbol
- ''Teka Stańczyka''
- Stańczyk in the arts
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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==
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