Zyndram of Maszkowice

Zyndram z Maszkowic
Zyndram z Maszkowic
	Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko
Born	c. 1355; probably Nowy Sącz, Poland
Died	c.1414; probably Jasło, Poland
Nationality	German from Silesia[citation needed]
Known for	Sword-bearer of the Polish Crown, Grand Camp Leader of the Crown and commander of the Banner of Kraków

Zyndram z Maszkowic (Zyndram of Maszkowice, c. 1355 – c. 1414) was a Polish 14th and 15th century knight.^[1]^[2] His coat of arms was Słońce.

Zyndram was first mentioned in 1388 as a mayor of

grzywnas. He was also the Sword-bearer of the Crown. In February 1390, Zyndram took part in the military campaign against the Teutonic Order

. The following year, he was yet again called to arms and took part in several battles against the Order in Lithuania and northern Poland.

Zyndram was ordered to organize the defense of a nodal castle of

Ioannes Longinus, it was the unit commanded by Zyndram that killed the Teutonic commander, Ulrich von Jungingen. For many years, it was also believed that he was commander of all Polish troops in the battle, but recent research proved that this was but a wrong translation of Longinus' chronicle. His part in the battle was also described by Henryk Sienkiewicz

in his novel The Teutonic Knights.

After the campaign, Zyndram returned to his domain. In 1413, he extended his domain by renting the village of Przesiecznica from the bishop of Przemyśl in exchange for the defense of the area against the Tartars and bandits from the Beskids. The exact date of his death is unknown, however on 5 June 1414 his wife, Anna, was mentioned as "Widow of Zyndram".