Jerzy Kutnarski – Polak w służbie mołdawskiej i polskiej

• Authors: Dariusz Milewski

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Jerzy Kutnarski – a Pole in the Service of Moldova and Poland

Abstracts

EN

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Polish Commonwealth maintained close relations with Moldova, a Turkish fiefdom which was a valuable source of news from the Ottoman Empire. Information was provided by Moldavian lords or Polish agents stationed in Moldova. Jerzy Kutnarski, a Pole, was the personal secretary and confidante of Prince Vasile Lupu during his reign in the mid 17th century (1634–1653). Kutnarski was a double agent who supplied the Polish authorities with vital information and defended Polish national interests. During the Ukrainian uprising led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky, which began in 1648, Kutnarski emerged as one of the leading supporters of a Polish-Moldavian alliance. Kutnarski was highly effective in his efforts, and his accomplishments were recognized by both countries. The Polish authorities awarded him a noble title and occasionally paid for his services. Kutnarski was murdered when the Cossacks assumed power in Moldova. Kutnarski, a paid agent and an emissary to a foreign state, was a colorful figure in the history of Polish-Moldavian relations. The article discusses his accomplishments in service to Moldova and Poland.

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Echa Przeszłości
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 107-131

Contributors

author

Dariusz Milewski

• Instytut Nauk Historycznych, Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie