A prince among kings. Portraits of Western European rulers in old Polish accounts from Władysław Vasa’s travels (1624–1625)
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Keywords

Władysław Vasa
prince
diary
travel
court
ruler

How to Cite

Puchalska-Dąbrowska, B. M. (2021). A prince among kings. Portraits of Western European rulers in old Polish accounts from Władysław Vasa’s travels (1624–1625). Bibliotekarz Podlaski, 49(4), 39–53. https://doi.org/10.36770/bp.544

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyse literary images of rulers in three accounts of Prince Władysław Vasa’s travels to the countries of Western Europe in the years 1624–1625. The young Vasa’s retinue included future authors of the peregrination reports: Stefan Pac – a writer, later treasurer and Grand Chancellor of Lithuania, Albrecht Stanisław Radziwiłł – Grand Chancellor of Lithuania, and Jan Hagenaw of Warmia. The silhouettes of Western European monarchs, presented in the context of specific events, were treated in a fragmentary way and included elements interesting to the author. On the other hand, the methods used to present the Polish prince, according to the “promotional” strategy adopted by diarists, were aimed at showing the hero as an individual worthy of being “among kings”, capable – thanks to his skills – of finding his place in court. 

https://doi.org/10.36770/bp.544
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