Partykularyzm litewski na przykładzie konwokacji w Białej i Grodnie w 1665 roku

Abstract

The end of the reign of John II Casimir Vasa was an extremely turbulent period in the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, during which mutual Polish-Lithuanian relations escalated. One of the problems in research conducted on this period is Lithuanian particularism. Although it has been well researched in the era of the Union of Lublin and the first half of the 17th century, there is a lack of thorough analysis of the second half the 17th century. This article aims to present Lithuanians' actions (and their nature) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the declining period of the reign of John II Casimir Vasa on the example of the two convocations in Biała and Grodno in 1665. The text primarily focuses on analyzing the problem in the light of propaganda and parliamentary practice, thus presenting a dualistic picture of the above-mentioned actions. The paper also explains the determinants of the perception of the events by both political ‘nations’ and formulates a detailed definition of particularism for the 1660s. The paper is based on the published political writings of the period in question, the published diary of Jan Antoni Chrapowicki, and the well-developed literature on parliamentarism and political struggle in both Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.