Published: 2020-05-14

Between the royal court and the Senate. Nominations of people from court circles for the Senate during the reign of King Jan Olbracht

Agnieszka Nalewajek
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2020.27.w.sp.1

Abstract

After the death of king Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (d. 1492), in whose reign the bicameral General Crown Sejm was formed, consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, filling vacancies in the Senate was a key criterion for the appointment of episcopal positions and the highest offices used by his successor, Jan Olbracht (1492-1501). He used a personnel policy to influence the Senate by filling the upper house with his closest royal associates. Senatorial vacancies were filled mainly by court members associated with the Crown office, royal officials and secretaries. The royal court was a school shaping future Senators of the Republic of Poland.

Keywords:

King Jan Olbracht, Sejm, Senate, royal court, senatorial vacancies

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Nalewajek, A. (2020). Between the royal court and the Senate. Nominations of people from court circles for the Senate during the reign of King Jan Olbracht . Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 27, 5–16. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2020.27.w.sp.1

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