Zawisza the Black
Zawisza the Black | |
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| Knight | |
Zawisza the Black in a detail of Jan Matejko's Battle of Grunwald | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Born | c. 1379 Stary Garbów, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | 12 June 1428 Golubac, Serbian Despotate |
| Wife | Barbara |
| Memorials | Golubac fortress |
Zawisza the Black of Garbów, of Sulima coat of arms (c. 1379 – 12 June 1428), was a Polish knight and nobleman who served as a commander and diplomat under Polish king Władysław II Jagiełło and Hungarian-Bohemian king Sigismund of Luxembourg. During his life, he was regarded as a model of knightly virtues and was renowned for winning multiple tournaments.