Jan Lipski (Count Jan VIII Lipski) of à Âada coat of arms (1589âÂÂ1641) was a bishop of Cheà Âmno (1636âÂÂ1639), crown referendary and Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland (from 1639).
In 1589, Lipski was born in a noble family (szlachta).
Lipski chose an ecclesiastical career. He held several important posts at the court of Polish king Zygmunt III Waza and his wife Constance of Austria, later at the court of Wà Âadysà Âaw IV Waza.
In 1636, Lipski was ordained as bishop of Cheà Âmno in Poland. In 1638, Lipski became an archbishop of Gniezno in Poland.
In 1637, Lipski was sent by king Wà Âadysà Âaw to Vienna to escort his future wife, Cecylia Renata. At that time Emperor Ferdinand of the Holy Roman Empire gave him the title of count.
On May 13, 1641, Lipski died in his palace in à Âyszkowice; it was rumored that he was poisoned by the Protestants.