Published: 2020-05-14

The Senate as a parliamentary estate during the times of John III Sobieski

Robert Kołodziej
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2020.27.w.sp.9

Abstract

The article discusses selected elements in the functioning of the Senate as a parliamentary estate during the time of John III Sobieski. Actually, the turnout of Senators was higher than at the times of the Vasas. Senators traditionally participated in the work of the Sejm court, committees and provincial sessions; their role increased in drafting constitutions, which were created at the time of the conclusions. The involvement of Senators in current political disputes was not conducive to maintaining neutrality so important for noble political activists, who wanted to see the Senate as an “intermediary estate” between the king and the nobility. Although there are no radical anti-senatorial speeches, there is no increase in the authority of the Senate as an institution.

Keywords:

Commonwealth of Both Nations, John III Sobieski, Sejm, Senate, Senate councils

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Kołodziej, R. (2020). The Senate as a parliamentary estate during the times of John III Sobieski. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 27, 119–130. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2020.27.w.sp.9

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