Inflanty nowożytne – czynniki szlacheckiej migracji versus stabilizacji
Livonia in the Early Modern Period – factors of nobility migration vs. stability
Author(s): Bougsław DybàsSubject(s): Military history, Social history, 16th Century, Migration Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: the Reformation; the Privilege of Sigismund Augustus; nobility; the Northern Wars;
Summary/Abstract: The Privilege of Sigismund Augustus (Latin: Privilegium Sigismundi Augusti) was an act issued in 1561, which constituted the Livonian nobility and stabilized its social position. It had been a significant benchmark throughout the whole early modern period, regardless of whether Livonia’s territory belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden or Russia. Social and geographical mobility of the Livonian nobility was shaped by three factors: 1) Livonians’ service for and affiliations with the aforementioned empires, 2) new state-structures in Livonia, such as the Duchy of Courland, 3) armed conflicts on Livonia’s territory, which involved the local nobility.
Journal: Klio. Czasopismo poświęcone dziejom Polski i powszechnym
- Issue Year: 35/2015
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 69-83
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish