Ironside
20 Jan 2010
History / Question on Poland's szlachta clan admission [26]
such admission were possible but not common as in practice it supposed to be confirmation that nobleman was indeed nobleman.
No it didn't! Because in theory it wasn't admission but confirmation of one's status!
there wasn't structures pre se, it was more relaxed association or brotherhood, any formal structures were based on territorial organization of Poland ie. administration were governed by local nobleman but it was working for all local szlachta.
Generally speaking so called clan structures were only serving function of supporting their members.
Was such admission possible in case of a non-szlachtic before man?
such admission were possible but not common as in practice it supposed to be confirmation that nobleman was indeed nobleman.
Did such admission require King and Sejm confirmation or the mere fact of admission was sufficient for nobilitation?
No it didn't! Because in theory it wasn't admission but confirmation of one's status!
I read nothing about clan structures, about any clan organization in post-knight period (since 16 century). Did clans really have organization? What were the structure and ways to elect major clan representatives?
there wasn't structures pre se, it was more relaxed association or brotherhood, any formal structures were based on territorial organization of Poland ie. administration were governed by local nobleman but it was working for all local szlachta.
Generally speaking so called clan structures were only serving function of supporting their members.