Complex sentence: On returning home, Paprocki learned of his wife's death, which occurred in 1572, were he also received the dignity of cup-bearer (Polish "Podczaszy") of Dobrzyń Land, having settled there.
Split into simpler sentences: On returning home, Paprocki learned of his wife's death, which occurred in 1572,. On his return he also received the dignity of cup-bearer (Polish "Podczaszy") of Dobrzyń Land, having settled there.