Published: 2024-01-25

Selected Examples of Exemption and Participation of Minors in the War Campaigns of the Last Jagiellon

Andrzej Gładysz Logo ORCID

Abstract

The article explores the issue of participation of juvenile representatives of the nobility in conflicts conducted in the 16th century. It reflects on the training of youth in the craft of war at the courts, the first military experiences and practical learning of the art of war implemented through participation in war campaigns and familiarization with the realities of camp life and the hardships of marches. The publication is a summary of analyses of the presence of underlings in popular defense forces and an overview of military normative documents discussing the rules of their presence in a military unit, the tasks assigned to them and regulating responsibility for their safety and training. An important element is also the identification of age as a reason for the exemption from the obligation to participate in military expeditions used by the nobility throughout the 16th century.

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Gładysz, A. (2024). Selected Examples of Exemption and Participation of Minors in the War Campaigns of the Last Jagiellon. Wieki Stare I Nowe, 18(23), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2023.23.05

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Vol. 18 No. 23 (2023)
Published: 2024-02-09


ISSN: 1899-1556
eISSN: 2353-9739

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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