Marcin Janakowski
Prace Historyczne, Numer 149 (1), 2022, s. 35 - 51
https://doi.org/10.4467/20844069PH.22.003.14616Was Stanisław Szafraniec the Polish deputy to the court of Bayezid II? Behind the scenes of the Ottoman-Jagiellonian diplomacy in the first years of Sigismund I the Old’s reign
The beginnings of Sigismund I the Old’s reign, despite the lack of sources, have been of interest to researchers for a long time. The achievements of Polish historiography have illuminated the first years of the Jagiellon king’s rule in the Kingdom of Poland relatively well, slightly less comprehensively in Lithuania. Much less space has been devoted to the development of Sigismund I the Old’s foreign policy and its practical implementation, understood as establishing diplomatic relations with foreign royal courts. Thanks to the insightful works of Krzysztof Baczkowski, studies on Polish-Hungarian relations are a positive exception to the general rule. If we want to continue research on the formation of Sigismund I’s diplomacy, it is impossible to ignore the problem of Polish-Turkish relations, also in the international aspect. In studying the subject it is important to pay attention to issues such as the organisation, costs, technical solutions, and personal aspects of parliamentary missions. In my opinion, the figure of Stanisław Szafraniec, Starykoń coat of arms, and his role in the foreign policy of Sigismund I is a good example upon which to base the discussion of the above-mentioned issues.