Dworzanie królewicza Jana Olbrachta w latach 1487—1492. Przyczynek do badań nad karierami rodów szlacheckich w czasach jagiellońskich
The Courtiers of Jan Olbracht in 1487—1492. A Preliminary Study of the Rise to Prominence of Noble Families in the Jagiellonian Times

Summary/Abstract: Among the documents stored at the Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw, there exists a hitherto unstudied register of the courtiers of Jan Olbracht (1492—1501) dating 1487—1499. This manuscript constitutes an invaluable source for the study of the environment of Casimir IV Jagiellon’s successor in the period directly preceding his ascension to the throne. The article presents the figures of 47 courtiers who served the crown prince from the first half of the year 1487 until his coronation which took place on September 23rd, 1492. The list comprised predominantly of the closest advisors of the future king Jan Olbracht. The most important among the people at the crown prince’s court were: Zawisza Róża of Borzyszowice (died 1497), Jakub Szydłowiecki (died 1509), Piotr Szydłowiecki (died 1508), Krzesław Wojszyk of Wójcza (died 1539) and Mikołaj Cikowski (died 1535). The register revealed new, hitherto undiscovered information regarding the courtly duties of the representatives of many medieval noble families who have been the subjects of genealogical as well as prosopographic studies. Thus, it constitutes an invaluable source of knowledge regarding the rise to prominence of their representatives at the Jagiellonian court.

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