The Sobieski family and their properties in Royal Prussia

Abstract

In Royal Prussia, on the tern of XVII century, the economy system exist as: villain, compound and based on the rent. In Vistula Żuławy, it was profiting with fertile soil and irrigated fields and with the modern method of forming. That system was permitting become rich. Big sense was work of menonits, residing in northern regions and first of all in the Nowy Dwór economy. King Jan the third Sobieski obtained economy success but his sons first of all defeats cased by the third northern war. New Polish king August the second was combating with Sobieski family. These was the cause that Sobieski family successively was selling the properties in the Royal Prussia – in 1717 year and 1720 year. In 1733 year in Poland was beginning itself succession war, which wasn’t advantageous for the last property of Sobieski family in spite of some written interventions of Jakub Ludwik. After a longtime, in 1743 year the presence of the Sobieski family in Royal Prussia was ended.