Zmagania o kształt osobowy sejmu 1773–1775
The Struggle over the Composition of the 1773–1775 Sejm
Author(s): Piotr SkowrońskiSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Electoral systems, Political behavior, 18th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; first partition of Poland; Bar Confederation; Sejm of 1773–75; King Stanisław August;
Summary/Abstract: The article is a contribution to knowledge of the parliamentary election campaign in 1773. An analysis of reports by diplomats of the partitioning powers and dispersed Polish sources allows for better identification of political forces active during the first partition of the Commonwealth and fuller appreciation of the political involvement of people with a passive attitude attributed to them in the scholarly literature on the subject.
Journal: Kwartalnik Historyczny
- Issue Year: 127/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 233-272
- Page Count: 40
- Language: Polish