Ze studiów nad ideologią polityczną Kazimierza Jagiellończyka. Wątek pokoju i zgody w państwie
From the studies on Kazimierz Jagiellończyk’s political ideology. A motive of peace and harmony in the country

Summary/Abstract: One of the motives to be found in Kazimierz Jagiellończyk’s political ideology was calling for peace, harmony and unity, addressed to both his subjects and the world. It derived from king’s belief in kindness peace and harmony bring. He claimed that state prosperity depends on them. The king’s duty, however, as a just (rex iustus) and peaceful (rex pacificus) king was to provide peace and harmony. The subjects should live in a brotherly harmony. It referred to both the relationships between Poles and Lithuanians as well as Prussians, and internal ones. It was connected to among others the concept of the body of the Polish Crown (corpus regni Poloniae). All subjects were the members of the same body that should constitute unity. Calling for peace, harmony and unity also derived from the fact that Kazimierz Jagiellończyk perceived them against a wider and divine background. He understood king’s duties as the manifestation of God’s actions on the earth. As it was Christ’s coming that provided peace to the earth, maintaining this peace was king’s duty.

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