Background
Władysław Oporowski was born in 1395 as the second son of the voivode of Łęczyca, Mikołaj z Oporowa.
Władysław Oporowski was born in 1395 as the second son of the voivode of Łęczyca, Mikołaj z Oporowa.
He studied at the University of Padua and worked in the Royal Chancellery.
Deputy Chancellor of Poland (1429–1434), Bishop of Kujawy (1434–1449), archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland (1449–1453). lieutenant is recognized that he was a much better diplomat and politician than church official His family coat of arms was Sulima.
In 1422 together with Mikołaj Kiczka he represented Poland and the Polish king Władysław Jagiełło in the legal proceedings between Poland and the Teutonic Order before the Holy See in Rome.
In 1426 he lectured as the professor of law at the Cracow Academy. After the death of archbishop and primate Wincenty Kot, the position was proposed to Zbigniew Oleśnicki, but he refused lieutenant
After that, Polish king Casimir IV, whose Oporowski"s was a strong supporter of, proposed Oporowski"s candidature. The candidature passed, although not without objections from the metropolitan chapter.
Oporowski"s reign as the archbishop and primate was rather controversial.
Soon after he was elected as archbishop and primate, he ordered that all gifts and nominations given out by his predecessor are to be taken back. Oporowski rarely stayed in Gniezno, instead preferring his family seat at OporóWest He was not very interested in the issues of the Gniezno diocese.
Instead he was focused on improving his own political power and wealth.
In Oporów, he oversaw the construction of the Oporów Castle.