Henryk Walezy – Polish Freedom

The Henrician Articles – so named after Henri de Valois (known as Henryk Walezy in Poland), the first ruler of Poland-Lithuania to have been chosen through free election – were drawn up in 1573 during the deliberations of the election Sejm (Parliament) held during the interregnum that followed the death of King Zygmunt II August… Continue reading Henrician articles

The Warsaw Confederation

The declaration of the Warsaw Confederation was approved on January 28, 1573, at the Convocation Sejm held in Warsaw after the heirless death of King Zygmunt II August (Sigismund II Augustus) and prior to the first free election of a monarch. The Sejm was convoked in order to lay down the principles for electing the… Continue reading The Warsaw Confederation