Браслаўскія соймікі ў 1750–1752 гг.
The sejmik of Braslaw in the years 1750–1752

Summary/Abstract: The Braslav gromnichny (deputy) sejmiks of 1750 and 1752 and the repeated embassy sejmik of 1752 ended by successful elections in 1750–1752. The deputies elected at that time represented influential families in the Braslav povet: the Lopatinskys, the Koptys, the Vavzhetskys and the Mirskys. The elected ambassadors in 1752 also belonged to the local elite: Jozef Strutyn`sky and Stefan Bielikovich. The election of Bielikovich as an ambassador was due to the support of his noble patrons, the Oginskys. In contrast to the entire the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, representatives of the noble group “Familia” were rarely elected at the Braslav sejmiks. On the contrary, at least half of the elected deputies and ambassadors at the Braslav sejmik at that time belonged to the Radzivils group. These three noble groups had the greatest influence on the Braslav sejmik at that time. From the Braslav sejmiks in 1750–1752 the gromnichy (deputy) sejmik of 1751 and the embassy sejmik of 1750 were disrupted. The embassy sejmik of 1752 was also disrupted, but the repeated one ended in success. Due to disagreement between the Braslav gentry, the elections of uryadniks (officers) in the Braslov district, which were planned for 1750–1751 ended in failure. The increase in the number of disrupted Braslav sejmiks during this period indicates an intensification of the struggle within the local gentry, since the nobility did not need to disrupt these sejmiks. This became a harbinger of the next period in the functioning of the Braslav sejmik, which took place in constant conflicts between the Braslav gentry.

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