The Poles, taking advantage of the political turmoil in Moldova, decided to assert their influence in this country, then Chancellor Jan Zamoyski, having invaded the Moldovan-Vlachian lands with an army and defeating the Turks who were in them, installed Jeremiah Mogila on the royal throne. The latter, accepting the power offered to him, gave Sigismund III a written promise to remain faithful and obedient towards Poland and even, if the king agreed, to subordinate Moldavia to her as a province d). Jeremiah faithfully fulfilled this promise. Throughout his reign, he was a loyal ally of the Polish government. His love for the Polish Crown extended to the point that he always trusted the Poles alone as the main command over his troops 3). The Polish court could not help but appreciate such a person. Therefore, when in 1599 the Wallachian governor Michael the Brave invaded Moldavia with a large army and, having won a victory over Jeremiah Mogila near Suceava, took possession of the country he ruled, Poland sent strong troops to help Mogila and, after the defeat of Michael, returned Moldavia Jeremiah, Balahip was besieged by his brother Simeon on the throne 4). In addition, King Sigismund III gave Jeremiah a promise that the Polish government would assist not only in establishing his personal rights to the Moldavian state, but also the rights of his descendants 6). In the monuments of that time one can find many other facts testifying to the
*) Ruyyn. gentlemen, Neg. Mevieskm^o. In the preamble to the Triodion we mentioned, I. Mogila says that Jan Zamoyski, with his wise joy, and courage, and his father’s providence and warrior, like a clear father in all Laek and Zychlive (for the family of Mogila), was placed in every place where there was need and obedience; for our own sake, accompanying and opposing each enemy, adding help*.
-) Oświadczenie czyli przysięga Jeremiego Mohyły, wojewody mołdawskiego na wierność królowi polskiemu [Declaration or oath of Ieremiia Mohyla, Moldavian voivode, of loyalty to the Polish king], in vol. IV of Pamiętniki o dawnej Polsce [Memoirs of Old Poland] by J. Niemcewicz, No. 147—148.
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4) History of the Polish people by Schmitt, vol. II, 150.
*) See the charter given by Sigismund III to Jeremiah Mogila in Vol. II Ogk. roiop. Okozkiedo, pp. 329-230.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT PETER THE GRAVE BEFORE DESCRIBMENT. HIS IN SAN ARCHIM.
nary relationship of the Polish government to the Mogil family ’). - But behind these relations there were other equally strong ties that connected the said family with the Polish Crown. These are ties of kinship.
Jeremiah Mogila had four daughters - and all of them were given in marriage to Poland to native aristocrats: Rekhtsna for Prince Mikhail Vishnevetsky, the former headman of Ovrutsky, Maria for Stefan Pototsky, the governor of Bratslav 2), Katerina for Prince Samuil Boretsky, Anna for the first time. Maximilian Przerembski, the Łęczyn voivode, and then in the next three marriages she was with Jan Czarnkowski, the Łęczyn voivode, Władysław Myszkowski, the Krakow voivode, and finally with the crown hetman Stanisław Potocki9).
And the friendly relations of the Polish government in Graves and their family ties with the Polish aristocracy made Polipa for this family like a second fatherland. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Polish Cow was primarily a place of refuge for those members of the Mogil family who, for some reason, were unlucky in their homeland. So, when Konstantin Mogila was overthrown by the Turkish court from the throne of Moldavia and his attempt to return princely power ended unsuccessfully, he goes to Poland, buys the Usce estate in Podoliv and lives in it with his older sister until his death 4). Peter Mogila’s brother Moses, who suffered great failures in his homeland, subsequently did the same thing. Without a doubt, the same reasons forced Peter Mogila himself to settle in Poland... In fact, what could he have found in his homeland? - His father was overthrown from the throne of Wallachia and had already died; my uncle was also dead; The cousins' attempts to return princely power ended in success.
*) See chronicle. Zubritsky and armorials of Okolsky and Nfsetsky.
*) After the death of Potocki, Maria entered into a second marriage with Nikolai Firley, the Sendomierz governor.
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*) NO. №mjeskie «about VI. 450.
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But. Only Poland cordially received the Moldavian commanders who had suffered failures - and it was very natural for Peter Mogila to take advantage of her cordiality....