The Guardianship of the Minor Karol Brzostowski and his Emancipation

The purpose of this article is to address the issue of the guardianship of the minor Karol Brzostowski and his emancipation. Karol Brzostowski (1796-1854) was a landowner, inventor, constructor and social reformer. He lived in the Krasnybór estate, Kingdom of Poland. In Karol Brzostowski’s lographic will written on November 29, 1853 in Cisów the testator granted land ownership to the peasants of the Krasnybór estate. From the rest of the property he created Factories Fund called the Sztabińska Agricultural and Factory Institution The methodology used in this publication was the analysis of archival sources. Through this research it was possible to identify who and how protected Karol Brzostowski’s financial interests were during his time as a minor and when he acquired the limited legal capacity.