This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the career of Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503) arguably the most powerful churchman in medieval or early mo

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the career of cardinal-prince Fryderyk Jagiellon - the most powerful churchman in medieval or early modern Cent

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