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    Royal elections in Poland (Polish: wolna elekcja, lit. free election) were the elections of individual kings, rather than dynasties, to the Polish throne...
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  • Grand Duke of Lithuania), entered into their office by free election (wolna elekcja), which often led to a relatively long interregnum. Since 1572, the...
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    Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) and a newly elected king upon his "free election" (wolna elekcja) to the throne. It declared policies the King would enact once on the...
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    election of the king by all nobles wishing to participate, known as wolna elekcja (free election) Sejm, the Commonwealth parliament, which the king was...
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  • Poland). This unique Polish election was termed the free election (wolna elekcja).[citation needed] Although the elective principle was already established...
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    election of the king by all nobles wishing to participate, known as wolna elekcja (free election); Sejm, the Commonwealth parliament which the king was...
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    election of the king by all nobles wishing to participate, known as wolna elekcja (free election); Sejm, the Commonwealth parliament which the king was...
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    participation in the Thirteen Years' War. The first "free election" (Polish: wolna elekcja) of a king took place in 1492. In fact, some earlier Polish kings had...
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  • the time) Elective monarchy szlachta (Polish nobility) free election (wolna elekcja). Maritime and Colonial League Sarmatism Polish sabre: Szabla Port of...
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    provisions granting rights to burghers were retained certain Cardinal Laws (wolna elekcja (free election), liberum veto) were restored, together with the Permanent...
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