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1697 Polish–Lithuanian royal election

The 1697 Polish–Lithuanian royal election was an election to decide on the new candidate for the Polish–Lithuanian throne.

Background[edit]

On June 17, 1696, King John III Sobieski died in his palace at Wilanów near Warsaw, which meant that another free election was necessary, as the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was left without a monarch.

History of Poland in the Early Modern era (1569–1795)

Royal elections in Poland

Golden Liberty

Henrician Articles

U. Augustyniak, Historia Polski 1572–1795, Warszawa 2008

M. Markiewicz, Historia Polski 1494–1795, Kraków 2002