Wileńska "pompa funebris" Michała Kazimierza Radziwiłła "Rybeńki" w świetle "Kuriera Litewskiego" jako przykład magnackich obchodów uroczystości funeralnych

Abstract

The article will analyze mourning ceremonies organized in the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after death of Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł "Rybeńko", Vilnius Governor. A description of the funeral of one of the most influential magnates published in "Kurier Litewski" evokes, among others, the folIowing questions: what image of a funeral ceremony was reported by information press, and what tools were used by "editors" to create the image of the deceased and his family. A basic resource of these considerations will be the first periodical newspaper published in the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania - "Kurier Litewski". Complementary knowledge is also provided by the diary of Marcin Matuszewicz, CasteIIan of Brest as weIl as the diary of Vilnius CoIIegium. The latter contains details of the Jesuit involvement in the organization of funeral ceremonies in Vilnius.