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Zabiegi Marii Kazimiery o tron dla królewicza Jakuba w czasie wielkiej wojny północnej w świetle korespondencji z Narodowego Archiwum Historycznego Białorusi w Mińsku (1701-1704)

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Czarniecka A.

Studia Wilanowskie

2020

vol. XXVII

61-89

The article presents the actions undertaken by Maria Casimire during the Great Northern War in the hope of securing the throne of Poland for her eldest son Prince James. It is based on the queen's private correspondence with her eldest son, held in the National Historical Archive of Belarus in Minsk and being prepared for publication by the Museum of King John III's Palace at Wilanów. Letters dating from the years 1701-1704 reveal the queen's futile diplomatic endeavours to sway the opinion of the Holy See, as well as her attempts to secure the support of various European courts and to influence the anti-royalist opposition in Greater Poland through the intercession of supportive politicians. In addition, her correspondence discloses arguments referring to moral and ideological categories which the Sobieski family used to justify its actions, which were detrimental to the lawful reign of King Augustus II. The contents of these letters demonstrates Maria Casimire's considerable political experience; the queen was well versed in the mechanisms that ruled the democracy of the nobility, and especially in the bad political practices typical to it. The queen was her son's best advisor, mobilising him to act in concert with King Charles XII of Sweden, even though she herself was for a long time distrustful of him. Her correspondence with the prince indicates that Maria Casimire was deeply involved in the matter of her son's repeated election, but also shows that she was losing her political influence, especially in comparison with the period of the interregnum after the death of her husband King John III

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Zabiegi Marii Kazimiery o tron dla królewicza Jakuba w czasie wielkiej wojny północnej w świetle korespondencji z Narodowego Archiwum Historycznego Białorusi w Mińsku (1701-1704)