Charles Ferdinand Vasa, son of the Polish king Sigismund III, bishop of Wrocław and Płock, duke of Opole and Racibórz, owing to his heritage and offices was in possession of the most expansive sigillography system among all princes of the Vasa dynasty. The article presents previously unknown seals, as well as analysis of the relations linking them, and an attempt is made at defining the functions characterising the sigillography of Charles Ferdinand Vasa’s seals of a mixed (church and lay) nature.
This article consists of two chapters. The first one presents an outline of the history of the convent in Czarnowąsy and objects of historical value situated therein. In the second chapter, the author mentions several issues related to the convent (which used to belong to the Norbertines) that still offer open fields for studies: the historical value of the short story “Uparte mniszki” by Zofia Kossak; Paweł Szotarewicz’s dedication to Baltazar Gerbert, the architect of the so-called House of Nuns; and the hypothetical visit of the then 29-year-old King Frederick the Great to this “House of God”.
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