„Stoły zaś wszystkie okrągłe porobić kazano”. Okoliczności prowadzenia rozmów o małżeństwo Teresy Kunegundy Sobieskiej w świetle przekazów Kazimierza Sarneckiego

Abstract

The article aims to present the circumstances of the negotiations about the marriage of Princess Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska. Thanks to the messages from the court, it is known what the preparations for receiving the Bavarian envoy at the court looked like and who was appointed to negotiate on behalf of Jan III. The sources also show the difficulties that arose during these talks and the doubts of both parties. It should be emphasized that thanks to the dedication of both parties the marriage contract was signed swiftly, within less than a month. The preserved sources allow us to see this time at court with all its particularities. There were long discussions between the royal couple, their closest advisers, a commission appointed to negotiate with the envoy, and numerous entertainment to show the princess, her family, and the royal court itself in all their splendour.