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190: 119:, which revived the Polish-Lithuanian alliance. In 1500 John Albert died, and on October 3, 1501, Alexander became the King of Poland. His election worsened the Lithuanians' position, and they agreed to the 133:
the king was to be head of the senate, and his weak position was emphasized by his new title, "princeps senatus", which referred to the Roman tradition,
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The new political system of Poland, created by the privilege, was disliked by the nobility, which refused to pay taxes and to take part in the
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the Senate became major governing body of Poland, and in case of dissent, the decision of the highest senators was binding,
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the king lost the right to name senators by himself. New senators were to be named only with the permission of the Senate,
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magnates. As a result, the nobility managed to regain their position, and during the 1505 Sejm in
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in 1497 complicated Poland's internal situation, and strengthened the position of the
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senators were allowed to renounce allegiance to the king in some situations.
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act was introduced, which voided the Privilege of Mielnik.
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Historia państwa i prawa Polski od połowy XV w. do r. 1795
31:) was an act promulgated on October 25, 1501, at 320: 211:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 279:Litwa na przełomie średniowiecza i nowożytności 111:. At the same time, Lithuania was attacked by 50:, at the expense of the king. Furthermore, it 42:. It substantially expanded the powers of the 145:senators were to answer only to the Senate, 242:Learn how and when to remove this message 99:, granting it several concessions in the 62:was not confirmed by the king after his 91:was broken. The new king of Poland was 83:(1492), the personal union between the 321: 115:, and in 1499 both nations signed the 183: 13: 66:, and in 1504 was rejected by the 14: 350: 164:initiated attack on the powerful 58:form of government. However, the 188: 126:The Privilege was as follows: 16:1501 Polish constitutional act 1: 179: 7: 292: 117:Union of Kraków and Vilnius 10: 355: 254: 103:. The failed invasion of 197:This article includes a 89:Grand Duchy of Lithuania 339:Legal history of Poland 226:more precise citations. 28: 309:Szlachta's privileges 271:, PWN, Warszawa 1957 265:Bogusław Leśnodorski 261:Zdzisław Kaczmarczyk 158:Piotrków Trybunalski 101:Statutes of Piotrków 81:Casimir IV Jagiellon 21:Privilege of Mielnik 79:After the death of 40:Alexander Jagiellon 29:Przywilej mielnicki 275:Grzegorz Błaszczyk 199:list of references 154:pospolite ruszenie 113:Ivan III of Russia 252: 251: 244: 85:Kingdom of Poland 346: 314:Union of Mielnik 247: 240: 236: 233: 227: 222:this article by 213:inline citations 192: 191: 184: 121:Union of Mielnik 73:Łaski's Statutes 354: 353: 349: 348: 347: 345: 344: 343: 319: 318: 295: 257: 248: 237: 231: 228: 217: 203:related reading 193: 189: 182: 17: 12: 11: 5: 352: 342: 341: 336: 334:1501 in Poland 331: 317: 316: 311: 306: 301: 294: 291: 290: 289: 281:, Poznań 2002 272: 256: 253: 250: 249: 207:external links 196: 194: 187: 181: 178: 150: 149: 146: 143: 137: 134: 131: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 351: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 326: 324: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 296: 288: 287:83 7177 075 8 284: 280: 276: 273: 270: 266: 262: 259: 258: 246: 243: 235: 232:November 2016 225: 221: 215: 214: 208: 204: 200: 195: 186: 185: 177: 175: 171: 167: 166:Lesser Poland 163: 159: 155: 147: 144: 141: 138: 135: 132: 129: 128: 127: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 93:John I Albert 90: 86: 82: 77: 75: 74: 69: 65: 61: 57: 54:introduced a 53: 49: 45: 41: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 278: 268: 238: 229: 218:Please help 210: 151: 125: 78: 71: 51: 35:by Poland's 20: 18: 329:1501 in law 224:introducing 323:Categories 299:Nihil novi 180:References 174:Nihil novi 56:republican 162:Jan Laski 140:starostas 60:privilege 293:See also 109:magnates 105:Moldavia 97:nobility 87:and the 64:election 52:de facto 48:magnates 46:and the 255:Sources 220:improve 33:Mielnik 304:Rokosz 285:  172:, the 44:Senate 25:Polish 205:, or 170:Radom 70:(see 283:ISBN 68:Sejm 37:King 19:The 76:). 325:: 277:, 267:, 263:, 209:, 201:, 160:, 27:: 245:) 239:( 234:) 230:( 216:. 23:(

Index

Polish
Mielnik
King
Alexander Jagiellon
Senate
magnates
republican
privilege
election
Sejm
Łaski's Statutes
Casimir IV Jagiellon
Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
John I Albert
nobility
Statutes of Piotrków
Moldavia
magnates
Ivan III of Russia
Union of Kraków and Vilnius
Union of Mielnik
starostas
pospolite ruszenie
Piotrków Trybunalski
Jan Laski
Lesser Poland
Radom
Nihil novi
list of references

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