Magnates often received gifts from monarchs, which significantly increased their wealth. Often, those gifts were only temporary leases, which the magnates never returned (in the 16th century, the anti-magnate opposition among szlachta was known as the ruch egzekucji praw—movement for execution of the laws—which demanded that all such possessions are returned to their proper owner, the king). COUNT 4
QSN1 Magnates recieved gifts often from who? ANS1 monarchs QSN2 What significantly increased the magnates wealth? ANS2 Magnates QSN3 What terms were these gifts given? ANS3 temporary leases QSN4 What did the magnates do eventually with the gifts? ANS4 never returned