Nieudana wyprawa Augusta II przeciwko Turcji w 1698 roku. Stosunek prymasa Michała Radziejowskiego do wydarzeń kampanii podhajeckiej i antysaskiego tumultu w Brzeżanach
Augustus II’s unsuccessful expedition against Turkey in 1698. Primate Michał Radziejowski’s attitude towards the Podhajce campaign and the anti-Saxon tumult in Berezhany

Summary/Abstract: This article describes the circumstances that led to the failure of Augustus II’s military expe- dition against Turkey in 1698. At the end of the campaign, an anti-Saxon tumult broke out in the Crown Army’s camp near Berezhany. The riot, which almost resulted in an armed clash between the Crown and Saxon Armies, was initiated by Michał Potocki, the starost of Krasnostav and son of Field Crown Hetman Szczęsny Kazimierz Potocki. Augustus II was convinced that Potocki had offended the majesty, and that the incident marked the beginning of a rebellion against the King. As a result of the incident, not only the initiator of the tumult – the starost of Krasnostav, but also other members of the Potocki family fell into royal disfavor. The second part of the article focuses on Primate Michał Radziejowski’s attitude towards the events described above. Radziejowski, who opposed the King, made repeated efforts to amicably end the “Michał Potocki’s affair”.

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