Abstract
The abolition of the Ostroh majorat (ordynacja) was one of the most disputed issues, which provoked sharp controversy in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the second half of the 18th century. It started with the Kolbuszowa transaction of 1753, a document that violated the will of the founder of the majorat and split previously indivisible possessions between the creditors of the last owner of the majorat, Prince Janusz Aleksander Sanguszko. It is believed that this resolution was adopted by the Prince due to difficulties he experienced. Incompetent management of the extensive estates x inherited from his mother, and huge debts slowly pushed Sanguszko into the financial abyss, which he tried to avoid by distributing inherited land. The article analyzes two treatises, the authors of which, representing the interests of different political clans, discuss the legality of Sanguszko's actions. The author of the first of these works, Tomasz Dłuski, justifies the position of the Czartoryski "Family", which was in favour of the Kolbuszowa transaction. His opponent, Piotr Hadziewicz, apparently linked to the camp of Grand Crown Hetman Jan Klemens Branicki, insisted on the indivisibility of the majorat. The paper presents the arguments of both authors.
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