All Topics  
Convocation sejm

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Convocation sejm
 
 
  Topics Convocation sejm Topic Home

Convocation sejm (Polish: sejm konwokacyjny) was a special sejm
Sejm

The Sejm is the lower house of the Poland parliament.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-Chambers of parliament Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the monarch....
 in pre-partition
Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
 Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 that, upon vacancy of the throne, was summoned to Warsaw by the Primate of Poland, acting as interrex
Interrex (Poland)

The institution of interrex existed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, whose szlachta liked to view their Republic or Commonwealth as an heir to Roman republican traditions....
.

The convocation sejm fixed the date for the election sejm
Election sejm

Election sejm was one of three kinds of special sejm in partitions of Poland Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, meeting at Wola outside Warsaw, elected a new king....
 that would elect a new king, restated the rules, reviewed the candidacies, and set the terms on which the king-elect would be permitted to take the throne.

The convocation sejm was followed by the election sejm
Election sejm

Election sejm was one of three kinds of special sejm in partitions of Poland Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, meeting at Wola outside Warsaw, elected a new king....
, meeting at Wola
Wola

Wola is a district in western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it's slowly changing into an office and residential district....
, outside Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Convocation sejm'
Start a new discussion about 'Convocation sejm'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Convocation sejm (Polish: sejm konwokacyjny) was a special sejm
Sejm

The Sejm is the lower house of the Poland parliament.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-Chambers of parliament Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the monarch....
 in pre-partition
Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
 Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 that, upon vacancy of the throne, was summoned to Warsaw by the Primate of Poland, acting as interrex
Interrex (Poland)

The institution of interrex existed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, whose szlachta liked to view their Republic or Commonwealth as an heir to Roman republican traditions....
.

The convocation sejm fixed the date for the election sejm
Election sejm

Election sejm was one of three kinds of special sejm in partitions of Poland Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, meeting at Wola outside Warsaw, elected a new king....
 that would elect a new king, restated the rules, reviewed the candidacies, and set the terms on which the king-elect would be permitted to take the throne.

The convocation sejm was followed by the election sejm
Election sejm

Election sejm was one of three kinds of special sejm in partitions of Poland Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, meeting at Wola outside Warsaw, elected a new king....
, meeting at Wola
Wola

Wola is a district in western Warsaw, Poland, formerly the village of Wielka Wola, incorporated into Warsaw in 1916. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it's slowly changing into an office and residential district....
, outside Warsaw
Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
. Finally, the coronation sejm
Coronation sejm

Coronation sejm as one of three kinds of special sejm in partitions of Poland Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It took place before the coronation of the king-elect....
, the third sejm, completed the election process.

The convocation sejm could not be broken off or annulled.

See also


  • Free election
    Free election

    Free election was the election of individual monarchs, rather than of dynasties, to the Poland throne between 1572 and 1791, when "free election" was abolished by the Constitution of May 3, 1791....
  • Convocation Sejm (1764)
    Convocation Sejm (1764)

    The Convocation Sejm of 1764 was a session of the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It took place in Warsaw from 7 May to 23 June, and was a confederated sejm convocation sejm, tasked with preparing a new free election to fill the kings of Poland....