Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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The Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was the upper chamber of its parliament, composed mainly of high-ranking nobles and clergy who advised the monarch and played a key role in the state’s political system.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf institution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ
abolishedIn 1795 ⓘ
advised monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Senat ⓘ
Senat Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów ⓘ
associatedWithPrivilege Golden Liberty ⓘ
coLegislativeWith Chamber of Deputies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Sejm

King of Poland ⓘ
composedOf high-ranking clergy ⓘ
high-ranking nobles ⓘ
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
establishedIn 1569 ⓘ
existedFrom 1569 ⓘ
existedUntil 1795 ⓘ
followedBy Senate of Congress Poland ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Poland

Senate of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
linked to: Senate of Poland
function approval of legislation passed by the lower chamber ⓘ
participation in foreign policy decisions ⓘ
participation in royal elections ⓘ
hadMember Roman Catholic bishops ⓘ
castellans ⓘ
ministers of Lithuania ⓘ
ministers of the Crown ⓘ
voivodes ⓘ
hasChamber bishops ⓘ
secular senators ⓘ
headedBy King of Poland ⓘ
jurisdiction Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Polish ⓘ
legalSystem nobles’ democracy ⓘ
legislativeChamberOf Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
memberOfCategory Defunct upper houses ⓘ
History of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
metIn Kraków ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ
partOf Parliament of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
politicalSystem elective monarchy ⓘ
precededBy Senate of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
presidingOfficer King of Poland ⓘ
religiousComposition predominantly Roman Catholic clergy among ecclesiastical senators ⓘ
role advisory body to the monarch ⓘ
upper legislative chamber ⓘ
status historical institution ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

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

Golden Liberty → governingBody → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → seatOf → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Senate of Poland → historicalPrecursor → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
subject linked to: Senate
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → hasPart → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → upperHouse → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Castellan of Kraków → memberOf → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Castellan of Kraków → category → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth offices ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish Crown → upperHouse → Senate of the Polish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Legal history of Poland → includesInstitution → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → precededBy → Senate of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland → hasChamber → Senate of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of the Commonwealth → alsoKnownAs → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Voivode of Sandomierz → memberOf → Senate of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Konstanty Ostrogski → memberOf → Council of Lords of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Voivode of Poznań → memberOf → Senate of Poland (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Chancellor of the Crown → memberOf → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Voivode of Kiev → memberOfBody → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Castellan of Lviv → positionHeldIn → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Polish royal court → associatedWith → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies → otherChamber → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies → checksAndBalancesWith → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Jerzy Radziwiłł → member of → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Andrzej Lipski → memberOf → Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ