Abstract
Summary The 18th century began unfavourably for the Commonwealth and for Poznań with the great Northern War (1700-1721), which, with its consequences in the form of war damage, plagues, contributed to the depopulation of Poznań and its suburbs and urban villages. The article was prepared to show the situation of the city before the war and, above all, during the war. Military operations, war destruction, population losses, costs of the war and the actions of the occupiers show the significant changes that took place in the capital of Greater Poland as a result of the Great Northern War. It concludes that Poznań became a participant in the war with all its consequences.
Highlights
Research ArticleIt can be said that the first years of the eighteenth century contributed to the fall of Poznań, from which it was very difficult to rise, and in order to do so, the city needed several dozen years of relative peace
The thesis that Poznań became a participant in the war with all its consequences, i.e. war devastation, deaths among residents, tensions between the city’s citizens of different faiths, ruined finances, impoverishment of Poznań residents as a result of plunder and paying contributions to various armies, is absolutely correct
Regardless of the location of military operations occupation, destruction and economic decline were always the elements that accompanied the hostilities. After considering all these elements the most intriguing one seems to be the one that proves that the war did not have a direct impact on population losses, i.e. the deaths of several thousand inhabitants of Poznań
Summary
It can be said that the first years of the eighteenth century contributed to the fall of Poznań, from which it was very difficult to rise, and in order to do so, the city needed several dozen years of relative peace It was only in the second half of the century when Poznań was rebuilt, and while not returning to the state before the wars, it regained its splendour that shines to this day. A thesis can be made that Poznań became a participant in the war with all its consequences This unwanted by the inhabitants conflict, which contributed to the fall of the city, cannot be described on just a few pages. First of all, showing the population losses of Poznań, war damage, relations between the inhabitants of various faiths (Catholics, Lutherans, Evangelicals and Jews living in Poznań), the attitude towards the Swedes and the Saxons, and the costs of stationing the occupants in the city will illustrate what happened to Poznań itself, and most of the cities during the war
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