The szlachta (Polish: [ˈʂlaxta] ; Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the...
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Golden Liberty (redirect from Szlachta Democracy)
consolidation of power by the szlachta (noble class) over other social classes and over the monarchical political system. In time, the szlachta accumulated enough...
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The szlachta (Polish: szlachta, [ˈʂlaxta] ) was a privileged social class in the Kingdom of Poland. The term szlachta was also used for the Lithuanian...
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Confederation (Poland–Lithuania) (redirect from Confederation of Szlachta)
"confederation") was an ad hoc association formed by Polish–Lithuanian szlachta (nobility), clergy, cities, or military forces in the Polish–Lithuanian...
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Parliament, held legislative power; its lower house was elected by all szlachta (some 15% of the population). The king and his government were bound by...
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Lithuanian nobility (redirect from Lithuanian szlachta)
The Lithuanian nobility or szlachta of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: bajorija, šlėkta, Polish: szlachta Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego) was...
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Janina coat of arms (redirect from Janina (Szlachta))
Janina is a Polish nobility clan coat-of-arms. Borne by several noble families descended in the-male line from the medieval lords of Janina (the eponyms...
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Nobility privileges in Poland (redirect from Privileges of szlachta)
The privileges of the szlachta (Poland's nobility) formed a cornerstone of "Golden Liberty" in the Kingdom of Poland (before 1569) and, later, in the Polish–Lithuanian...
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by the nobility (szlachta) and by rich peasants (singular: sołtys), but the sołtys positions were eventually taken over by the szlachta. The term folwark...
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Marshal of Nobility (Poland) (redirect from Marshal of the szlachta)
Marszałek szlachty) was an institution of self-government of the nobility (szlachta) in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth which existed in Polish lands acquired...
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