Royal elections in Poland (Polish: wolna elekcja, lit. free election) were the elections of individual kings, rather than dynasties, to the Polish throne...

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) and a newly elected king upon his "free election" (wolna elekcja) to the throne. The document was drawn up by the convocation sejm. The...

Grand Duke of Lithuania), entered into their office by free election (wolna elekcja), which often led to a relatively long interregnum. Since 1572, the...

Poland). This unique Polish election was termed the free election (wolna elekcja).[citation needed] Although the elective principle was already established...

election of the king by all nobles wishing to participate, known as wolna elekcja (free election); Sejm, the Commonwealth parliament which the king was...

election of the king by all nobles wishing to participate, known as wolna elekcja (free election) Sejm, the Commonwealth parliament, which the king was...

election of the king by all nobles wishing to participate, known as wolna elekcja (free election); Sejm, the Commonwealth parliament which the king was...

participation in the Thirteen Years' War. The first "free election" (Polish: wolna elekcja) of a king took place in 1492. In fact, some earlier Polish kings had...

provisions granting rights to burghers were retained certain Cardinal Laws (wolna elekcja (free election), liberum veto) were restored, together with the Permanent...

became known as the Henrician Articles. The articles also specified the wolna elekcja (free election) as the only way for any monarch's successor to assume...