Zawisza the Black of Garbów

Zawisza the Black of Garbów (c. 1379–1428) was a celebrated Polish knight who served Władysław II Jagiełło and Sigismund of Luxembourg as commander and diplomat. He fought at Grunwald in 1410 and won tournaments at Buda in 1412 and Perpignan in 1416.

At the Council of Constance he spoke in defence of Jan Hus. Captured at Kutná Hora in 1421, he was ransomed.

In 1428 he led a banner of 500 light horsemen in Sigismund's campaign against the Ottomans. At Golubac on the Danube his troops guarded the defeated army's retreat; he was killed in battle or executed in Ottoman captivity.