1573 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
The free election of 1573 was the first ever royal election to be held in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It gathered approximately 40,000 szlachta (Polish nobility) voters (the highest turnout ever) who elected Henry of Valois king. Henry I of Poland ruled only for a single year after which he returned to his native France, as he had become the new French king after the death of his brother. The next election took place in 1576.
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1573 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
The free election of 1573 was the first ever royal election to be held in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It gathered approximately 40,000 szlachta (Polish nobility) voters (the highest turnout ever) who elected Henry of Valois king. Henry I of Poland ruled only for a single year after which he returned to his native France, as he had become the new French king after the death of his brother. The next election took place in 1576.
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Die Freie Wahl von 1573 war di ...... on Sigismund II. August statt.
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Elekcja w 1573, pierwsza wolna ...... isława Augusta Poniatowskiego.
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L'élection libre de 1573 est l ...... a République des Deux Nations.
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The free election of 1573 was ...... t election took place in 1576.
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Королевские выборы в Речи Посп ...... . Победу одержал Генрих Валуа.
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1573-04-05
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1573 Polish-Lithuanian Free election
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Free election, 1576
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Lithuanian Faction
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Pro-French Faction
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Elected King
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Election of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
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Die Freie Wahl von 1573 war di ...... on Sigismund II. August statt.
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Elekcja w 1573, pierwsza wolna ...... isława Augusta Poniatowskiego.
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L'élection libre de 1573 est l ...... a République des Deux Nations.
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The free election of 1573 was ...... t election took place in 1576.
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Королевские выборы в Речи Посп ...... . Победу одержал Генрих Валуа.
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1573 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
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Elekcja 1573
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Freie Wahl (1573)
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Élection libre de 1573
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Королевские выборы в Речи Посполитой (1573)
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