Albert Łaski

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Birth Date:
00.00.1536
Death date:
23.11.1605
Length of life:
69
Days since birth:
178365
Years since birth:
488
Days since death:
152836
Years since death:
418
Extra names:
Olbracht Łaski
Categories:
Nobleman, landlord, Official, Senator
Nationality:
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Cemetery:
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Albert Łaski (1527 – 1605) was a Polish alchemist and courtier during the reign of Stephen Batory.

Łaski was suspected of plotting to seize the Polish throne in 1575, following the brief reign of Henry Valois. This episode is featured in the opéra-comique Le roi malgré lui by Emmanuel Chabrier (first performed on 18 May 1887).

Łaski was particularly notable for his fine beard, which Holinshed noted was of "such length and breadth, as that lying in his bed, and parting it with his hands, the same overspread his breasts and shoulders, himself greatly delighting therein, and reputing it an ornament."

Łaski arrived in England in April 1583. The French ambassador, Michel de Castenau suggested that his visit was prompted by a desire to persuade the Muscovy Company to refrain from selling arms to Ivan the Terrible. He was provided with lodgings at Winchester House, Southwark. Łaski convinced John Dee to visit Poland.

 

Source: wikipedia.org

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