King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath

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King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath was a 1656 solemn pledge by the Polish king in Lwów, entrusting the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the protection of the Virgin Mary and promising reforms in response to the national crisis of the Swedish Deluge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political oath
religious vow
addressedTo Polish nation NERFINISHED
subjects of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
alsoKnownAs Lviv Oath of John II Casimir NERFINISHED
Lwów Vows of King John Casimir NERFINISHED
ceremonyLocation Latin Cathedral in Lwów NERFINISHED
Lwów Cathedral NERFINISHED
conflictContext Second Northern War NERFINISHED
context Swedish Deluge NERFINISHED
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
countryAtTime Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
date 1656
declaredPatron Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
declaredTitleOfMary Queen of Poland NERFINISHED
Queen of the Polish Crown NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
entrustedCommonwealthTo Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
includedPromise greater justice for lower estates GENERATED
improvement of peasants’ situation GENERATED
social reforms GENERATED
language Latin
Polish
legacy contributed to the tradition of Mary as Queen of Poland
strengthened Marian devotion in Poland
madeBy Grand Duke of Lithuania NERFINISHED
John II Casimir Vasa NERFINISHED
King of Poland NERFINISHED
officiatedBy Andrzej Trzebicki NERFINISHED
Bishop of Kraków
place Crown of the Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
Lviv NERFINISHED
Lwów NERFINISHED
Ruthenian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
pledgeType religious consecration of the state
politicalSignificance expression of royal commitment to reforms
symbol of national and religious mobilization against Sweden
purpose entrust the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the protection of the Virgin Mary
promise internal reforms
respond to the national crisis of the Swedish Deluge
relatedDocument Act of consecration of Poland to the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousSignificance formal entrustment of the Commonwealth to Mary
witnessedBy Polish nobility
burghers
clergy
year 1656

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Siege of Jasna Góra influenced King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath