Próba zrównania uprawnień litewskich urzędów hetmańskich za panowania Jana Kazimierza
An Attempt to Equalize the Powers of Lithuanian Hetman Offi ces under King John II Casimir Vasa

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the attempts undertaken by King John Casimir to make equal the powers of Lithuanian hetmans and thus to limit the authority of the Lithuanian grand hetman. To this end, the king, alongside with his legal attempts, appointed to the office of Lithuanian field hetman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski, closely associated with the royal court. Attention also is paid to negative consequences of King John Casimir’s actions for the combat and operational capacity of the Lithuanian army.

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