Andrzej Zbylitowski (c. 1565 â c. 1608) was a Polish poet, author of occasional poems, panegyrics and narrative poetry works. He was a continuator of Jan Kochanowski traditions of territorial poetry.
Andrzej Zbylitowski was born around 1565, probably in Zagorzyce, à ÂwiÃÂtokrzyskie Voivodeship, as a son of Stanisà Âaw and Jadwiga Roà ¼nówna, 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. In 1592 he became a Master of the Pantry of the Crown (). In his political views, he was a follower of Jan Zamoyski. As a political poet known for his surname, he became popular during the sejm in the years of 1590âÂÂ1591. 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 zwyciÃÂstwie osiàgniÃÂtym w r. 1588, today unknown poem for Anna of Finland Pisanie satyrów puszcz litewskich... o à Âowach w Biaà Âobieà ¼ach (1589), Epithalamium na wesele... Zygmuntowi III i arcyksiÃÂà ¼nie JM rakuskiej Annie (1592) and 1595 genethliacon for the occasion of prince Wà Âadysà Âaw's baptism. In 1593 Zbylitowski travelled to Sweden with companion of Zygmunt III Waza, and depicted that travel in poem Droga do Szwecyjej namoà ¼niejszego w póà Ânocnych krainach Pana, Zygmunta III, polskiego i szwedzkiego króla, odprawiona w roku 1594, published later in 1597 by Jakub Siebeneicher. In ca. 1597 he settled in Zbylitowska Góra where he wrote two rural poems: à »ywot szlachcica we wsi (1597) and Wieà Âniak (1600).
He died around 1608.