Early Modern era · 1573
Pacta conventa
Pacta conventa (Latin for "articles of agreement") was a contractual agreement entered into between the "Polish nation" (i.e., the szlachta (nobility) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) and a newly elected king upon his "free election" (wolna elekcja) to the throne from 1573 to 1764. It declared policies the King would enact once on the throne.
- When
- 1573
- Where
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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