Women's noble court in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Saxon times. Structure, people, culture, functions
New article in Saeculum Chistianum (by Urszula Kicińska)
We kindly recommend you to read the article “Codzienne sprawy w kręgu dworu Marii z Kątskich Potockiej (zm. 1768). Zarys problemu na podstawie korespondencji kierowanej do starościny lwowskiej w latach 1765-1766” [Day-to-day affairs at the court of marianna Kątska Potocka (d. 1768). Outline of the problem on the basis of correspondence addressed to the starostess of Lviv in the years 1765-1766], published in Saeculum Christianum.
Marianna Potocka née Kątska (1722-1768), starostess of Lviv, is an extraordinary figure. She is considered a precursor of the Polish Enlightenment, a bibliophile, and an art patroness. She inherited a huge fortune of the Kątski, Denhoff, and Szczuka families, which became
the foundation of the Potocki family’s later economic power. Together with her husband, Eustachy Potocki (1720-1768), she was engaged in large-scale business and patronage activities. Still, little is known about daily life at the Potocki’s manor. Therefore, the article focuses on presenting her activities, especially in the areas of managing her extensive estates, raisingand educating her children, and charitable activities. These factors created her everyday life.
