The 1632 free election in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth commenced between September 27 and November 8, 1632. It then extended to November 13, 1632. The election sejm elevated Władysław IV to the
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Royal elections in Poland were the election of individual monarchs, rather than dynasties, to the Polish throne. Based on legendary traditions dating to the beginning of the Polish statehood, they bec
1632 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
…Sigismund's sudden heart attack on 23 April 1632 and death in the morning hours of 30 April. Every Polish–Lithuanian election sejm was preceded by a convocation sejm. In accordance with the dictates of the law, the Primate of Poland, Jan Wężyk, acting as Interrex, summoned a convocation sejm for June 22, 1632, which…
The first Polish royal election, of Henry III of France in 1573 (1889 Painting by Jan Matejko)
The election of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (Michael I) as king of Poland at Wola outside Warsaw (1669)
Election of August II the Strong at Wola, outside Warsaw (1697). Painting by Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine.