Oginskių giminės Breslaujos šaka XVIII amžiuje

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Breslauja; Brėslaujos šaka; Didikai ir magnatai; Dvarai; Giminės šaka; Ignotas Oginskis; Jonas Antanas Oginskis; Mykolas Kazimieras Oginskis; Mykolas Oginskis; Oginskiai; Oginskių giminė; Branch; Braslav; Braslaw branch; Ignotas Oginskis (Ignacy Oginski); Jonas Antanas Oginskis (Jan Antoni Oginski); Manors; Mykolas Kazimieras Oginskis (Michal Kazimierz Oginski); Mykolas Oginskis (Michal Oginski); Nobiles; Oginski family.

ENProminent representatives of the family of dukes Ogiński, such as Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (1728-1800) or Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765-1833), received wider scientific interest. At the same time another branch of this famous family in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, so-called "noble" or Braslau branch, still remains little known and researched. This article, through employing yet unused in historiography archival materials, reveals history of the Braslau branch of the Ogiński family in the 18th century. Already by the i6thh century the Ogiński family has split in two branches with their respective founders, sons of Bogdan Ogiński, Mateusz and Teodor. Mateusz initiated the "duke" (magnate) branch of the Oginskis, whereas Teodor - the "Braslau" (noble) branch. This branch of the Ogiński family had possessions on the border between district of Braslau and voivodeship of Połock: Poszczą, Mogilno and Kołpin. First known representative of the Braslau Ogiński branch was the son of Bogdan Ogiński Michał Kazimierz, married to Teresa from the Podbereski family. The date of death of Michał Ogiński is yet unknown. Current documents suggest that he was still alive in 1702, but by 1707 was already diseased. It looks, like that very Michał Kazimierz Ogiński was in high debt and was forced to mortgage his possessions. This brought him in a conflict with the then influential families in district of Braslau and voivodeship of Połock: Rudomina, Jablonskis and others.In spite of conflicts over land possessions, in the 18th century the Braslau Ogiński branch was able to achieve certain results in amplifying their position among local nobility. If at the beginning of the 18th century Michał Kazimierz Ogiński was just a regular noble in Braslau district, his grandson Michał Ogiński was able to rise to position of castellan, and in 1793 became the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Braslau branch of the Oginskis was able to retain inherited manors on the border between district of Braslau and voivodeship of Połock, desired by the Massalskis and Korsak Bobynickis. Claims of the Massalskis were based on the will by Jan Antoni Ogiński where he left everything to the Court Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Mikołaj Franciszek Ogiński in case if J. A. Ogiński did not have children. In spite of the fact that J. A. Ogiński did have a son, the Massalskis still made claims to possessions of the Oginskis. Vice-Voivode of Połock Trojan Korsak Bobynicki also made claims to a quarter of possessions of J. A. Ogiński. Utilizing opportunities of smartly arrange marriages, the Braslau branch of Oginskis entered familial relations with the many aristocratic families in the north and north-west of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Podbereskis, Rudomina-Dusiatskis, Zasztowtys, Bujnickis, Korsak Bobynickis, Pozniaks and Szantyris. At the end of the i8,h century the Braslau branch of Oginskis was able to acquire new possessions and occupy significant positions in Braslau district, and at the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth even reach positions of Senator. [From the publication]