Pacta conventa
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Pacta conventa was a medieval agreement between the Polish king and the nobility that helped define the political rights and privileges central to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth’s noble democracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacta conventa canonical | 7 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
ⓘ
legal custom ⓘ political agreement ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Polish nobility
ⓘ
elected king of Poland ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Polish–Lithuanian legal tradition ⓘ |
| follows |
Henrician Articles
ⓘ
tradition of privileges granted to Polish nobility ⓘ |
| genre | constitutional law ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contractual monarchy in Poland
ⓘ
development of noble democracy ⓘ limitation of royal power ⓘ strengthening of the nobility ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | contract between monarch and political nation ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | binding on each newly elected king ⓘ |
| hasPart |
financial obligations of the king
ⓘ
foreign policy commitments of the king ⓘ military commitments of the king ⓘ obligations of the king ⓘ privileges of the nobility ⓘ religious guarantees ⓘ |
| hasRole |
foundation of the elective monarchy system in Poland
ⓘ
framework for king–nobility relations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| inception | reign of Henry of Valois ⓘ |
| influenced | later Polish–Lithuanian political practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henrician Articles ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| location | Poland ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
limitations on royal prerogative
ⓘ
political rights of the nobility ⓘ structure of noble democracy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Liberty
ⓘ
political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| regulates |
maintenance of a standing army
ⓘ
religious toleration obligations ⓘ royal foreign travel ⓘ royal marriage policy ⓘ use of state finances ⓘ |
| significantEvent | adoption during the first free royal election ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of European elective monarchies
ⓘ
history of Polish constitutionalism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1573 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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