The Patronage of famous magnates over a unique client Elżbieta Drużbacka, née Kowalska
ENElżbieta Drużbacka, née Kowalska, was the client of Elżbieta Sieniawska and Barbara Sanguszko. These contacts were not identical. This was not only the result of generational differences, different personalities of the magnates, but also the period of the life of the client in which she took care of them. At the court of Sieniawska, Drużbacka received education, work, lease, and she got married. Princess Sanguszko, however, exercised over her favourite client not only a caring, but also inspiring and promotional functions. When considering the patron – client relationship from the client’s perspective, the author notices the characteristics of the magnate patronage in general. Keywords: individuality patron, grateful client, “client network”, characteristics of the magnate patronage.
