Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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bicameral legislature legislative body parliament

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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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth canonical 14
Great Sejm 6
Four-Year Sejm 1

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 ⓘ
Sejm ⓘ
surface form: ordinary 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 ⓘ
surface form: King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

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 Hrodna ⓘ
surface form: Grodno

Piotrków Trybunalski NERFINISHED ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ
notableReform Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
notableSession Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm) → legislativeBody → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
subject surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
Warsaw Confederation (1573) guaranteeing religious freedoms → location → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
subject surface form: Warsaw Confederation (1573)
this entity surface form: General Sejm in Warsaw
Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) → establishedLegislatureName → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland
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 → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: joint parliament (Sejm) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union → hasLegislatureInCommonwealth → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → associatedWith → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian parliament
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → seatOf → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
May 3rd Constitution → legislativeBody → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sejm
Government Act of 3 May 1791 → adoptedBy → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Government Act of 3 May 1791 → adoptedBy → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sejm
Guardians of the Laws (executive council) → subordinateTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
subject surface form: Guardians of the Laws
Hugo Kołłątaj → participantIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sejm
Hugo Kołłątaj → participantIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Four-Year Sejm
Poland’s Constitution Day → relatedEvent → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Four-Year Sejm (Great Sejm)
Ignacy Potocki → participantIn → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sejm
Parliament of Poland → historicalPrecursor → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → notableSession → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sejm
Polish Crown → legislature → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sejm of the Polish Crown
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 → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → partOf → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Bar Confederation → opposedTo → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Repnin Sejm
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 → Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Sejm