TY - JOUR
TI - Parliamentary system during John III Sobieski’s time
AU - Kołodziej, Robert
TI - Parliamentary system during John III Sobieski’s time
AB - 
	The parliamentary system under John III Sobieski stands out against other eras and has many distinguishing characterstics. Initially, the parliament functioned more effectively at that time than during the reign of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, but its efficiency was steadilly falling. The successes of parliaments were bought at the price of several months of deliberation. The desperate nobility looked for legal solutions, but without violating the liberum veto principle they were not very effective. The increase in the importance of dietines meant that they gathered much more often than before. The limita (continuing the debate after a few weeks’ break) allowed for frequent dietine meetings without issuing a new royal document (uniwersał). However, dietines also experienced a period of political struggle, which can be seen in the increasing number of interrupted dietines. “Senatorial councils” functioned efficiently, but their competences were limited. The king’s attempts to replace parliaments with councils could’ not succeed. 
VL - 2019
IS - Issue 146 (2)
PY - 2019
SN - 0083-4351
C1 - 2084-4069
SP - 381
EP - 397
DO - 10.4467/20844069PH.19.019.9915
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-historyczne/article/parlamentaryzm-doby-jana-iii-sobieskiego
KW - John III Sobieski
KW - parliament
KW - senate
KW - dietine
KW - parliamentary system
KW - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth