Andrzej Czarnysza († 1416) i jego autograf
Andrew Czarnysza († 1416) and his Autograph

Summary/Abstract: In the following paper the author discusses the character and career of Andrew Czarnysza (d. 1416), the vogt of the Supreme Court of the German Law in the Wawel Castle, closely related to the king Ladislaus Jagiello. Before Czarnysza adopted the municipal law in Krakow and was appointed a member of the Town Council (i.e. the most important institution of the municipal government), he held a number of responsible positions, often at the same time, for example a state-owned monopoly: the Wieliczka salt mine and the royal mint in Krakow. The author of the article shows as well how one could join the political elite of medieval Krakow — namely the town recruited a prominent person closely associated with the royal court who could further promote the interests of the municipal community of Krakow in the milieu of the king. Finally, the attention is paid to a handwritten note containing a description of the Czarnysza’s cross with relics, i.e. the oldest autograph connected to the Krakow’s municipal government in the Middle Ages.

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