Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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The Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was the bicameral parliament of the federated Polish and Lithuanian states, serving as a central legislative and political institution from the 15th to the late 18th century.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
affectedBy foreign interference from neighboring powers ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
characteristic required unanimity for legislation in practice ⓘ
composedOf nobility (szlachta) ⓘ
convenes extraordinary sejm ⓘ
ordinary sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
dissolutionCause Partitions of Poland ⓘ
dissolved late 18th century ⓘ
endEvent Final Partition of Poland (1795) ⓘ
excludedGroup most townspeople ⓘ
peasants ⓘ
governmentTypeContext federal monarchy ⓘ
hasPart Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: King of Poland

Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
historicalImportance one of the earliest large-scale parliamentary systems in Europe ⓘ
inception 15th century ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Polish general sejm ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
mainFunction election of the monarch ⓘ
foreign policy decisions ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
taxation approval ⓘ
meetsIn Grodno ⓘ
linked to: Hrodna

Piotrków Trybunalski ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ
notableReform Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ
notableSession Great Sejm ⓘ
partOf political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
politicalSystem nobles’ democracy ⓘ
presidedOverBy King of Poland ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
relatedConcept Golden Liberty ⓘ
roleAfterEvent central parliament of the federated Polish–Lithuanian state ⓘ
significantEvent Union of Lublin ⓘ
socialBase szlachta (noble estate) ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
upperHouse Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
votingSystem liberum veto ⓘ

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Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of 3 May 1791 → legislativeBody → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Warsaw Confederation (1573) → location → General Sejm in Warsaw ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) → establishedLegislatureName → Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
szlachta → associatedWithInstitution → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sandomierz Voivodeship → representedIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Polish Crown Army → subordinateTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Union of Lublin → createdInstitution → joint parliament (Sejm) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian parliament ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → seatOf → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
May 3rd Constitution → legislativeBody → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Government Act of 3 May 1791 → adoptedBy → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Government Act of 3 May 1791 → adoptedBy → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Guardians of the Laws → subordinateTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Hugo Kołłątaj → participantIn → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Hugo Kołłątaj → participantIn → Four-Year Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Poland’s Constitution Day → relatedEvent → Four-Year Sejm (Great Sejm) ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ignacy Potocki → participantIn → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Parliament of Poland → historicalPrecursor → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → notableSession → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish Crown → legislature → Sejm of the Polish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish Crown → legislature → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Legal history of Poland → includesInstitution → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Confederation of Warsaw → recognizedBy → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → partOf → Parliament of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → partOf → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Bar Confederation → opposedTo → Repnin Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Grand Hetman of the Crown → subordinateTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Ecclesia Minor → suppressedBy → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Battle of Boruszkowce → relatedTo → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Król Polski → associatedWith → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
War of the Polish Succession (internal to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during Great Northern War) → involvesInstitution → Polish–Lithuanian Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Saxony–Poland–Lithuania → hasLegislature → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland → historicalPredecessor → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Nihil novi (1505) → legislature → Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
liberum veto → appliesTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
liberum veto → firstUseContext → Sejm session of 1652 ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of the Commonwealth → partOf → Parliament of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of the Commonwealth → memberOf → Parliament of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of the Commonwealth → workedWith → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Kiev Voivodeship → representedIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Memoirs about Poland and the Poles from 1788 to 1815 → describesEvent → Great Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Jan Dekert → participatedIn → Four-Year Sejm ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Chernihiv Voivodeship → representedIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army → governedBy → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → wereRepresentedIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Grand Treasurer of the Crown → subordinateTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Crown Tribunal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → subordinateTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Crown Tribunal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → governedBy → acts of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Smolensk Voivodeship → hadLegislativeRepresentationIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ