Wszyscy ludzie króla : Zygmunt III Waza i jego stronnicy w Wielkim Księstwie Litewskim w pierwszych dekadach XVII wieku

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); Abiejų Tautų Respublika (ATR; Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów; Žečpospolita; Sandrauga; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth); Valdovas; Didikai ir magnatai; Politinė istorija; Istoriniai šaltiniai; Monografija; The Great Duchy of Lithuania; The Monarch; Noblemen; Tje Political history; Historical sources; Monography.

ENThe present book is devoted to the followers of king Sigismund III Vasa in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania between 1603 and 1621. It consists of the preface, introduction (in which state of research, chronological range, sources, methodology, and structure of the work are presented), four chapters and conclusion. The first chapter covers the specific features of the system of clientage in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the first half of the seventeenth century. Author intended to take a comparative approach while discussing the specific of Lithuanian clientage. However, the Polish Crown Wasn’t the only reference point; reader can also find multiple references to patronclients ties in other European countries as well, especially France. The second chapter is dedicated to relations between court and members of the Lithuanian elite. The matter of king’s policy and his main goals are also analyzed. The third chapter, which is essential part of the dissertation, focuses on Lithuanian followers of Sigismund III. It contains an analysis of careers of leading Lithuanian royal adherents, composition and structure of their factions, and political qualifications of so-called “new people” as well as the representatives of the old elite. Last chapter is a problematic approach to the issue of exercising power in Lithuania in practice. It begins with a discussion on king’s nomination policy and the distribution of goods as a method of building the monarch’s political base and support, and managing the ruling elite. Separate subsections show the royal party’s dietine (sejmikowa) and parliamentary activity, and offer a general assessment of the impact of king’s policy on the evolution of the system of power. In conclusion, a look into the political situation in Lithuania in the 1620s is provided in order to illustrate the changes that took place in Lithuanian public life. At the end a bibliography is featured. [From the publication]