Pacta conventa (Poland)
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Pacta conventa was a contractual agreement entered into between the "Polish nation" and a newly elected king upon his "free election" to the throne from 1573 to 1764. It declared policies the King wou
The first pacta conventa, signed by King Henry of Poland, 1573
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy was the navy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and existed from 1627 to 1643.
Pacta conventa (Poland)
…and other areas. An example of the various concrete undertakings found in a king-elect's pacta conventa is King Władysław IV Vasa's pledge to create a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy for the Baltic Sea. Each King's pacta conventa was different based on the specific policies he had promised in order to be elected, making it somewhat…
The Battle of Oliwa, fought 28 November 1627
Arend Dickmann, who commanded the Polish–Lithuanian fleet at the Battle of Oliwa
Władysław IV Vasa, by Rubens.
Depiction of the galleon Rycerz Święty Jerzy