Jan Opaliński (1581–1637)

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Jan Opaliński (1581–1637) was a Polish noble from the Opaliński family (Łodzia coat of arms). He was the son of Jan Opaliński (1546–1598) and Barbara z Ostroroga Lwowska, and the brother of Piotr Opaliński. He held several important offices: castellan of Kalisz from 1624, Voivode of Poznań from 1628, and starost of Inowrocław. A devout Catholic who supported the Society of Jesus, he accumulated considerable wealth and was a leading member of the Opaliński family in the 17th century.