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.
Statements (48)
| 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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