Great Sejm
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The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm (parliament) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw between 1788 and 1792. Its principal aim became to restore sovereignty to, and reform, the Commonwealth politically and economically.
Great, or Four-Year, Sejm (1788–92) and Senate adopt Constitution of 3 May 1791 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
Stanisław Małachowski, Marshal of the Great Sejm
Royal Castle Senate Chamber, where May 3 Constitution was adopted
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski
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Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski was an influential Polish aristocrat, writer, literary and theater critic, linguist, traveller and statesman. He was a great patron of arts and a candidate for the Polish crown. He was educated in England and after his return to Poland in 1758, he became a member of the Sejm (parliament), Crown General of Podolia and Marshal of General Confederation of Kingdom of Poland.
Portrait by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1793
Czartoryski Palace at Puławy
Temple of the Sibyl, Izabela Czartoryska's museum at Puławy