Sigismund I accedes to the throne of Poland

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.3: Polish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Ewa M. Thompson (Rice University)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

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Date of occurrence 1506

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Poland (Location)

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Sigismund I succeeds to the throne of Poland on the death of Alexander I, ruling until his death in 1548. He faced a challenging political situation, since the introduction under his predecessor of the law 'Nihil Novi' meant that he could not enact any law without the consent of the Polish Parliament (the Sejm).

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Sigismund I accedes to the throne of Poland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14117, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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