Background
Andrzej Zbylitowski was born ca. 1565, probably in Zagorzyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, as a son of Stanisław and Jadwiga Rożnówna, and also a first cousin of Piotr Zbylitowski.
Andrzej Zbylitowski was born ca. 1565, probably in Zagorzyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, as a son of Stanisław and Jadwiga Rożnówna, and also a first cousin of Piotr Zbylitowski.
After he finished studies abroad, he back to the country, and in 1585 became a courtier on the royal court of Stefan Batory, and later of Zygmunt III Waza.
He was a continuator of January Kochanowski traditions of territorial poetry. In 1592 he became a Master of the Pantry of the Crown (Polish: stolnik nadworny). As a political poet known for his surname, he became popular during the sejm in the years of 1590–1591.
Zbylitowski was a very productive court poet, his most notable political works includes 1587 welcoming writing for Zygmunt III Waza who was back to Rzeczpospolita, congratulatory poem for Battle of Byczyna O zwycięstwie osiągniętym w r.
1588, today unknown poem for Anna of Finland Pisanie satyrów puszcz litewskich.. o łowach w Białobieżach (1589), Epithalamium na wesele. In ca. 1597 he settled in Zbylitowska Góra where he wrote two rural poems: Żywot szlachcica we wsi (1597) and Wieśniak (1600).
He died ca.
In his political views, he was a follower of January Zamoyski.