Based on genealogical data, the article investigates the marriage policy of the Gorski family (Nałęcz coat of arms) from its establishment in Samogitia in the second half of the sixteenth century to its rise in the first half of the eighteenth century. First, a general portrait of the
spouses is analysed (the social status, economic capacity, offices held, geographical origin), and then the ‘marriage market’ of this family and the factors that had shaped it are examined in greater detail (kinship ties, land tenure, confession).