Hieronim Pinocci

Hieronim Pinocci (1612–1676) was an Italian-born royal secretary, diplomat and writer, born at Lucca and active in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He served King John II Casimir as envoy to the Dutch Republic in 1658 and to England in 1659.

In 1661 he edited the Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjny, the first Polish periodical newspaper, printed first in Kraków and then in Warsaw under royal sponsorship. The weekly covered European affairs and campaigns and promoted political reform and stronger royal authority. He died in Warsaw in 1676.