Małopolski ród Slaskich – linia na Broniszowie – przykład średniozamożnej szlachty ziemi pińczowskiej w XIX-XX w.
House of Śląscy from Lesser Poland – the House from Broniszów – an example of middle-class rich nobles of the Pińczów land from the 19th to the 20th century

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the story of the one of the branches of the House of Śląscy from Lesser Poland, that is the owners of Broniszów in the period from the 19th to the 20th century. They constitute a representative example of a middle-class rich gentry which had to adapt itself to the new, capitalistic management conditions in this period. The paper aimed at showing that the mentioned material and social standing of the House of Śląscy resulted from the problems with stabilization of the holding in the previous two centuries. Moreover, the article also draws attention to the activity of the representatives of this House in economic and social institutions, which made them informal leaders of the local community of the Pińczów land.

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