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Stańczyk
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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.

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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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Jester

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Jan Matejko, Stańczyk.jpg
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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
  • References
  • Further reading
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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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