Zyndram of Maszkowice

Zyndram of Maszkowice
in a detail of Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko
Bornc. 1355
probably Nowy Sącz, Poland
Diedc.1414
probably Jasło, Poland
Known forCommander of the Polish left wing at the Battle of Grunwald (1410); leader of the Kraków Banner (chorągiew krakowska ziemska); Sword-Bearer of the Crown (gladifer regis); and royal tenutary entrusted with the governance of Jasło, Małogoszcz, and Golesz.

Zyndram of Maszkowice (Zyndram z Maszkowic, c. 1355 – c. 1414) was a Polish knight, nobleman, and military commander of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Serving as Sword-bearer of Kraków (miecznik krakowski) under King Władysław II Jagiełło, he rose to prominence during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War, most notably as the commander of the left wing of the Polish-Lithuanian army and leader of the prestigious Kraków Banner at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. A member of the Słońce coat of arms family, Zyndram likely descended from a sołtys (village headman) lineage based in Maszkowice, Lesser Poland.

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