Henrician Articles
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The Henrician Articles were a set of constitutional provisions in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that limited royal power and guaranteed the political privileges of the nobility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henrician Articles canonical | 12 |
| Henrician Articles of 1573 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
ⓘ
foundational law of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ legal act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ |
| appliesToClass | szlachta ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all subsequent elected kings of Poland ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
guarantee of religious tolerance
ⓘ
obligation of the king to consult the Senate on major matters ⓘ obligation of the king to maintain the union between Poland and Lithuania ⓘ obligation of the king to reside in the Commonwealth ⓘ obligation of the king to uphold the Warsaw Confederation ⓘ prohibition on the king declaring war without Sejm consent ⓘ prohibition on the king imposing new taxes without Sejm consent ⓘ prohibition on the king making peace without Sejm consent ⓘ requirement that the king convene the Sejm regularly ⓘ right of the nobility to disobey the king who violates the law ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| describedAs | contract between king and nobility ⓘ |
| followedBy | pacta conventa of each elected king ⓘ |
| guaranteedRight |
control of military levies by the Sejm
ⓘ
control of taxation by the Sejm ⓘ freedom from arbitrary royal arrest for nobles ⓘ political participation of the nobility ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
guaranteed political privileges of the nobility
ⓘ
institutionalized elective monarchy ⓘ limited royal power ⓘ strengthened role of the Sejm ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of contractual monarchy in Europe
ⓘ
foundation of the constitutional system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| inception | 1573 ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | pacta conventa ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fundamental law ⓘ |
| locationOfDrafting | Warsaw ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry of Valois ⓘ |
| partOf | constitution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | Golden Liberty ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | nobles’ democracy ⓘ |
| regulates |
relationship between monarch and nobility
ⓘ
royal control over the army ⓘ royal foreign policy ⓘ royal marriage policy ⓘ royal taxation powers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Warsaw Confederation
ⓘ
elective monarchy in Poland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Warsaw Confederation (1573)
this entity surface form:
Henrician Articles of 1573