The Warsaw Convocation of Jan

uary 1573 was a watershed moment in the 

history of the interregnum following 

thedeath of King Zygmunt II August. Prom

inent among the decisions of the Convoca

tion Sejm, called to decide procedures for 

the upcoming election, was the General 

Confederation, henceforth known as the 

Warsaw Confederation, which went down in 

history as a monument to Old-Polish reli

gious toleration. It is, therefore, important 

to determine who actually signed this docu

ment. The original text of the confederation, 

written down on paper in January 1573, has 

been lost. This article is based on the list 

of signatories to the confederation, which 

was preserved in its formal registration in 

the court books of the Warsaw castle court. 

Until recently, scholars wrongly believed 

that this entry was made after the election

Emil Kalinowski

Kwartalnik Historyczny

Konwokacja warszawska ze stycznia 1573 r. była przełomowym momentem w dziejach bezkrólewia po śmierci Zygmunta II Augusta. Pośród innych istotnych decyzji tego zgromadzenia poczesne miejsce zajmuje uchwalenie konfederacji generalnej, zwanej odtąd warszawską, która przeszła do historii jako pomnik staropolskiej tolerancji religijnej. Z tego powodu kwestia ustalenia sygnatariuszy tego aktu budziła duże zainteresowanie. Tak zwany pierwszy tekst konfederacji, spisany w styczniu 1573 r. na papierze, zaginął. Listę osób pod nim podpisanych przechowała jednak oblata warszawska, niesłusznie dotąd uważana za poelekcyjną.The Warsaw Convocation of January 1573 was a watershed moment in the history of the interregnum following the death of King Zygmunt II August. Prominent among the decisions of the Convocation Sejm, called to decide procedures for the upcoming election, was the General Confederation, henceforth known as the Warsaw Confederation, which went down in history as a monument to Old-Polish religious toleration. It is, therefore, important to determine who actually signed this document. The original text of the confederation, written down on paper in January 1573, has been lost. This article is based on the list of signatories to the confederation, which was preserved in its formal registration in the court books of the Warsaw castle court. Until recently, scholars wrongly believed that this entry was made after the election

Kalinowski, Emil

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Who Signed the 1573 Warsaw Confederation, and When Did They Sign It?

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