The subject of the research undertaken by the Author is the history of the Krezas family Przeginia coat of arms from the end of the 14th to the 17th century. It was the middle noble family of Minor Poland, which gained the ...

In this article, the authors analyses issues related to the coup d’état carried out by the King of Sweden, Gustav III, during the Riksdag meeting in 1789, which allowed him to concentrate all the power in his hands. In the ...

Presented article is dedicated to the life and the (closer and a little more distant) family of the castellan of Sandomierz, Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza, Półkozic coat of arms (ca. 1563–1637), who was man of many talents, respected ...

The aim of the study was to complete the genealogy of the Garwaski family and its achievements in the 15th, 16th, 17th century and present the most prominent representatives of the family. The survey showed that the ...

Gustav III was a King of Sweden from 1771 till 1792. From the very beginning of his reign he was firmly associated with France. Thanks to its support, he made a monarchist coup d’état in August 1772. For the next fifteen ...

Jerzy prince Zbaraski was a descendent of the rich and powerful magnates family. He was born in 1574 as a son of Janusz prince Zbaraski (d. 1608) voivode of Bracław and Anna princess Czetwertyńska. Well educated, very ...

After the death of the king Frederic I in 1751 the second period of the "Age of Liberty" in Sweden begun. The new king - Adolf Fredric van Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Lovisa Ulrika Hohenzollern dreamed about strengthening ...