Podróżnik i król. Gilbert de Lannoy na dworze Władysława Jagiełły
A traveler and a king. Gilbert de Lannoy at Władysław Jagiełło’s court

Summary/Abstract: The present sketch refers to the meetings of King Władysław Jagiełło and the Burgundy knight Gilbert de Lannoy (1386-1462), who came to Central Europe in the first half of the 14th century. The first journey that he made in 1413 in order to fight against the „pagans” changed into an irresistible desire to get to know the areas that were ruled by the „unbelievers”, which resulted in a travel to the Ruthenian and Lithuanian lands. The analysis made in the paper presents the significance of this journey which turned to a verification of the anti-Polish propaganda spread by the Teutonic Knights. Meeting King Władysław Jagiełło was the crowning of Gilbert de Lannoy’s stay in this part of Europe. The Burgundy knight's next journey to Central-East Europe took place in 1422. Gilbert de Lannoy, being the King of England Henry V’s envoy, met the Polish King again. Also this visit contributed to a change in the image of Jagiełło and of Poland in West Europe. The evolution of the traveler’s political views effected by his journeys and the meetings he had when travelling produced meaningful results in the field of European diplomacy.

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