Maria Kazimiera d’Arquien Sobieska
in the public life of the Eternal City in the light of notices and printed newspapers Cover Image

Maria Kazimiera d’Arquien Sobieska w życiu publicznym Wiecznego Miasta w świetle awizów i gazet drukowanych
Maria Kazimiera d’Arquien Sobieska in the public life of the Eternal City in the light of notices and printed newspapers

Author(s): Jarosław Pietrzak
Subject(s): Social history, 17th Century, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: notices; journals; Rome; the Sobieski’s family; propaganda;

Summary/Abstract: In 1698, Maria Kazimiera d’Arquien Sobieska left the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth for a long journey to Rome, which was her residence until 1714. The stay of Jan III’s widow in the Eternal City and her public image were reported in certain journals.The work refers to selected source materials to show some aspects of the Polish Queen’s role in the world center of Christianity. The paper deals with the ceremony ac- companying the entry of the Queen, the issue of her residence and status in the social hi- erarchy, contacts with Popes Innocent XII and Clement XI, cardinals in the circle of the Roman Curia and the aristocracy.

  • Issue Year: 64/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 31-61
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish