Confederation of Warsaw
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The Confederation of Warsaw was a landmark 1573 Polish–Lithuanian act that guaranteed religious freedom and peaceful coexistence among the Commonwealth’s diverse Christian denominations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confederation of Warsaw canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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legal act ⓘ religious tolerance act ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Polish nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian senators ⓘ szlachta ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining internal peace
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preventing religious conflicts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Orthodox Christians
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Protestants ⓘ Roman Catholics ⓘ diverse Christian denominations ⓘ |
| broaderHistoricalContext |
European wars of religion
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surface form:
European Wars of Religion
|
| category |
Documents of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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History of Lithuania (1569–1795) ⓘ History of Poland (1569–1795) ⓘ Legal history of Poland ⓘ Religious freedom ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | landmark act of religious tolerance ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
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surface form:
St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre in France
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| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 1573 ⓘ |
| excluded | non-Christian religions from full protection ⓘ |
| guaranteed |
freedom of conscience
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peaceful coexistence of Christian denominations ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
institutionalized religious tolerance among nobles
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limited religious persecution within the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| influenced | European concepts of religious tolerance ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
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Polish ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
equality of Christian confessions before the law
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non-persecution for religious beliefs ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of the Henrician Articles tradition ⓘ |
| place | Warsaw ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Polish–Lithuanian interregnum of 1572–1573 ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | nobles’ democracy ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | early guarantee of religious freedom in Europe ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Henrician Articles
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Złota wolność ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Golden Liberty
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| religiousScope | Christian denominations only ⓘ |
| signatories |
Lithuanian nobles
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Polish nobles ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| signedIn | Warsaw ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| year | 1573 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Warsaw Confederation (1573) guaranteeing religious freedoms
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alsoKnownAs
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Confederation of Warsaw
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subject surface form:
Warsaw Confederation (1573)