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Powinności mieszkańców radziwiłłowskiej Orli w latach 1614–1695
Duties of the residents of Radzivill's Orla between 1614-1695

Author(s): Michał Sierba
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Modern Age, 17th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Orla;Podlachia;duties;townspeople;

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the duties of Orla residents on Podlasie between 1614–1695, i.e. while being in the possession of Radzivills of Birże line. The described obligations were divided into two categories according to the form of the obligation (money, duty in nature, feudal service) and the person towards to whom they were fulfilled (the owner of the city, leasehold, religious institution, internal self-government and the state). Within the article, it has been presented what those duties looked like as well as how they were changing over the years, while some of them were disappearing and the others were emerging. It is worth mentioning that their height, form and execution procedure evolved too.

  • Issue Year: 40/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 31-48
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish