Szymon Starowolski was a writer, scholar and historian in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was probably born near Pruzhany, and died near Kraków. He was a very prolific writer, and left behind over 70 works, mostly in Latin. Some of them survived until its translation into Polish.
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![Starowolski (right) and King Charles X Gustav in Wawel Cathedral, Cracow, during the Deluge. Starowolski pointed out the tomb of King Władysław Łokietek who, thrice an exile, thrice returned. Charles Gustav said: "John Casimir [Poland's king] will never return." "Serenissime Rex [Most Serene King]," replied Starowolski, "Fortuna variabilis, Deus immutabilis [Fortune is variable, God is immutable]." Sweden's king died some months later, before John Casimir's triumphant return. Painting by Matejko.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Matejko_starowolski.gif?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1588 to 1656 · aged 68
Written about in
8 languages
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