Postawa polityczna wojewody kaliskiego Feliksa Aleksandra Lipskiego w początkach najazdu szwedzkiego na Polskę w 1702 roku.
Political attitude of the voivode of Kalisz Feliks Aleksander Lipski in the beginning of the Swedish invasion of Poland in 1702

The end of political cooperation with Primate Michał Radziejowski

Summary/Abstract: This article presents Feliks Aleksander Lipski, voivode of Kalisz in the contextof his efforts to maintain the peace between Poland and Sweden in 1702. From Marchto May 1702, Lipski, as the grand envoy, led a diplomatic mission to Swedish kingCharles XII. His goal was to convince this monarch to abandon his aggressive intentionstowards the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Polish delegates rejected Charles XII’sproposal to dethrone king August II in exchange for peace, which consequently led toa break-down in the peace negotiations. In May 1702, the Swedish army captured Warsaw.Peace talks resumed in the capital with the participation of Primate Michał Radziejowskiand the Crown’s grand treasurer Rafał Leszczyński, while marginalizing Feliks AleksanderLipski’s position. The bitterness that Lipski felt when he was removed from peace talkswith Charles XII meant that his relations with his patron – Primate Radziejowski – deteriorated. Lipski blamed the primate and Rafał Leszczyński for his unfavorable situation,accused them of treason and agreement with Charles XII at the expense of the reign ofKing August II in Poland. This is evidenced by Lipski’s secret letters sent to the Polish royalcourt, which remained in Krakow after escaping from Warsaw, in which he described thesuspicious activity of the opponent of King Augustus, Primate Radziejowski. At the sametime, Lipski’s political attitude evolved. Until recently, the anti-royal opponent Lipskieventually became a royalist as a result of the Swedish aggression against Poland and proofof the grace of King Augustus II.

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