Published: 2026-10-26

Dux et Ecclesia. Dux et Ecclesia: Ducal Authority in Mazovia and the Church during the Reign of Siemowit III (1341–1381). On the Reliability of Jan of Czarnków’s Account for the Study of Mazovian History

Jan Jeż Profil ORCID autora Jan Jeż
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
DOI https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2026.33.1.3

Abstract

The article is going to discuss the issue of ducal authority due to the Catholic Church during the reign of Siemovit III (1341-1381). The aim of this study is to describe the possibilities and the prerogatives of Mazovian dukes in this time according to the representatives of the episcopacy, religious orders, and lesser entities of the Church in Poland and in Mazovia. It shall also discuss the credibility of the traduction of John of Czarnków due to the investigation of the history of the Mazovia. The study was made based on the remaining documents available as the manuscripts or printed sources and narrative opuses.

Keywords:

the Duchy of Mazovia, Mazovian dukes, Siemovit III, ducal authority, the Catholic Church in Middle Ages

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Jeż, J. (2026). Dux et Ecclesia. Dux et Ecclesia: Ducal Authority in Mazovia and the Church during the Reign of Siemowit III (1341–1381). On the Reliability of Jan of Czarnków’s Account for the Study of Mazovian History. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 33(1), 26–37. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2026.33.1.3

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