Koncepcja przekopania Mierzei Wiślanej a sprawa elbląska podczas rokowań oliwskich w 1660 r.
The Elbing question and conception of Vistula Peninsula excavation during Oliva negotiations in 1660

Summary/Abstract: During the negotiations opened in January 1660 in Oliva having to finish the war between Sweden and the Commonwealth lasted from 1655 one of the topic of negotiation was the Elbing question, the Town that in accordance with treaty of Bromber, 6th November 1657 should be transferred by the Commonwealth to the Frederic William, the Elector of Brandenburg. Frederic William participated as a party to a negotiations in Oliva decided to include into a proceedings of debates a two-sided Polish-Brandenburg agreement in order to take up this agreement a general peace treaty. This idea met the resistance of Swedish side because they acknowledged this agreement as a switched against the Sweden. The contestation by the Swedes of Polish-Brandenburg agreements brought to make the realization of resolutions of this agreement concerning the Elbing impossible for this town from 1655 was under the Swedish occupation. This problem became a matter of heated discussion that further wasembittered with the conception of Vistula Peninsula excavation. This second idea would increase the weight of Elbing, but it was also switched against the Brandenburg affairs. And in fact it so occurred while the Elector of Brandenburg could only indirect obtained the recognition of the treatises with Poland through the acceptance of the words of assumption in general peace treaty all the agreements concluded during the war of 1655-1660. Elbing was really taken in August 1660 by the Polish forces from the Swedish hands what caused that Frederic William, the Elector of Brandenburg didn’t receive the town contenting himself only a verbal assurance that once to the transference of Elbing for him will come.

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