Tradycje powstania prymasostwa polskiego. Zagadnienie historiograficzne
The traditions of establishing Polish primacy. A historiographical issue

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article’s inquiry is the origin of Polish primacy, which is bound up with the office of the Archbishop of Gniezno. The lack of a nomination document gave rise to several traditions. Generally speaking, the oldest sources provided three traditions: the beginnings of statehood and Christianization of Poland – X age (times of Prince Miec- zyslaw and King Boleslaw the Brave), half of the fourteenth century (the rule of King Casimir the Great) and the Council of Constance (1414-1418). These traditions influenced the development of historical writing. The second theme of interest which is reflected by literature, was the nature of the office of the primate, i.e. whether he was appointed by the ruler or the church (council, the Pope). At the current stage of research it is widely accepted that the dignity of the Primate received Archbishop Nicholas Trąba during the Council of Constance, but closer circumstances are still not explained.

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