Złota wolność
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Złota wolność was the unique political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that granted extensive rights and privileges to the nobility, including elective monarchy and parliamentary veto powers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polish Golden Liberty | 1 |
| Złota wolność canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional framework
ⓘ
nobles’ democracy ⓘ political system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Golden Liberty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Lithuanian nobility
ⓘ
Polish nobility ⓘ szlachta ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Polish Renaissance political thought
ⓘ
Sarmatism ⓘ noble republicanism ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Henrician Articles
ⓘ
surface form:
Henrician Articles of 1573
pacta conventa of elected kings ⓘ |
| consequence |
frequent paralysis of legislation
ⓘ
political fragmentation of the Sejm ⓘ weakening of central authority ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
contractual monarchy
ⓘ
elective monarchy ⓘ legal guarantees of personal liberty for nobles ⓘ parliamentary veto ⓘ political equality of the nobility ⓘ protection of noble property rights ⓘ religious tolerance for nobles ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
contributing to the partitions of Poland
ⓘ
facilitating foreign interference ⓘ obstructing state reforms ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Union of Lublin political arrangements
ⓘ
privileges of the Polish Crown nobility ⓘ |
| endMarkedBy |
Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of 3 May 1791
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of 3 May 1791
|
| feature |
Henrician Articles
ⓘ
Pacta conventa ⓘ ban on hereditary monarchy ⓘ confederations as political instruments ⓘ dominant role of the Sejm ⓘ free royal election ⓘ legal immunity of nobles ⓘ liberum veto ⓘ local sejmiks ⓘ noble control over military levies ⓘ noble control over taxation ⓘ right of rokosz ⓘ weak central executive power ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-absolutism
ⓘ
republicanism of the nobility ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Golden Liberty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Polish Golden Liberty