Daremne starania: klienci Karola Stanisława Radziwiłła i ich zabiegi o ochronę dóbr patrona przed Szwedami i wojskami Leszczyńskiego w latach 1706—1709. (Polish)

The article is devoted to the efforts made by Karol Stanislaw Radziwiłł, the Grand Chancellor of Lithuania, and his clients to protect his estates from the Swedish and Polish armies. There is no doubt that Radziwiłł’s transition from the camp of supporters of Augustus II to the pro-Stanislav party in 1706 was due to his desire to prevent his estates from being destroyed by the Swedish army. He sent his residents to the court of the new monarch to represent his interests. Among their tasks was that of the protection of Radziwiłł’s estates from military quartering, contributions and robberies carried out by both the Swedes and Leszczyński’s Polish supporters. The residents’ interventions, however, were unsuccessful. The Swedish commanders treated the exploitation of wealth as a wartime necessity and did not keep their promise to limit contributions and requisitions. Dependent on the Swedish military power, king Stanislaus was helpless in the face of the destruction wrought by the Swedes. The efforts made by the residents were thus little more than demonstrations of the Radziwiłł’s dedication as Leszczyński’s supporter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Artykuł poświęcony jest staraniom kanclerza wielkiego litewskiego Karola Stanisława Radziwiłła i jego klientów podjętym w celu ochrony dóbr przed wojskami szwedzkimi i polskimi. Radziwiłł został stronnikiem Leszczyńskiego ze względu na chęć ochrony swoich posiadłości, niszczonych przez Szwedów. Jego rezydenci na dworze króla Stanisława nie odnieśli jednak sukcesów w swoich interwencjach. Polski monarcha był bezsilny wobec działań Szwedów, którzy eksploatację kraju traktowali jako konieczność. Zabiegi klientów mogły jedynie demonstrować poświęcenie Radziwiłła. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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