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Testament strażnika wielkiego litewskiego Samuela Kmicica
A Last Will of Lithuanian Grand Sergeant Samuel Kmicic

Author(s): Konrad Bobiatyński
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Military history, Oral history, Modern Age, 17th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Grand Duchy of Lithuania; the Sapiehas; officer’s cadre; social advancement; foundation activity;

Summary/Abstract: Samuel Kmicic’s last will and testament is a very valuable source for the study of the mechanisms of social and financial advancement of middle-level officers of the Lithuanian army in the second half of the seventeenth century. Its author was one of the most important associates of three hetmans: Paweł Jan Sapieha, Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł, and Kazimierz Jan Sapieha. The document contains a number of important information about the clientage and financial ties of the testator, and broadens considerably our knowledge of his foundation activities or family relations.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 137-158
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish