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Election sejm (Polish: sejm elekcyjny) was one of three kinds of special sejm 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....
 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, 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....
, elected a new king.

Any hereditary nobleman could vote in the Election Parliament, if present. Often close to 100,000 nobles came to those sejms.

The other two kinds of special sejm--likewise concerned with the filling of the throne--were the "convocation sejm
Convocation sejm

Convocation sejm was a special sejm in pre-Partitions of Poland Poland that, upon vacancy of the throne, was summoned to Warsaw by the Primate of Poland, acting as Interrex ....
" and 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....
."








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Election sejm (Polish: sejm elekcyjny) was one of three kinds of special sejm 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....
 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
. Upon vacancy of the throne, the election sejm, 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....
, elected a new king.

Any hereditary nobleman could vote in the Election Parliament, if present. Often close to 100,000 nobles came to those sejms.

The other two kinds of special sejm--likewise concerned with the filling of the throne--were the "convocation sejm
Convocation sejm

Convocation sejm was a special sejm in pre-Partitions of Poland Poland that, upon vacancy of the throne, was summoned to Warsaw by the Primate of Poland, acting as Interrex ....
" and 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....
."

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  • 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....