NIETOLERANCYJNA KONFEDERACJA WARSZAWSKA. O ZNACZENIU SWOBÓD WYZNANIOWYCH W 1573 ROKU

The article considers the sig- nificance of the Warsaw Confederation, a document prepared during the interreg- num following the death of King Sigismund August in January 1573, from 1576 sworn to by kings of the Polish-Lithuanian Common- wealth during their coronation ceremonies. As this document fo...

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Published inKwartalnik historyczny Vol. 131; no. 2; pp. 215 - 243
Main Author Ptaszyński, Maciej
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk 2024
The Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History The Polish Academy of Sciences
Subjects
16th Century
Political history
peace
St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
toleration
Reformation
Irenicism
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Summary:The article considers the sig- nificance of the Warsaw Confederation, a document prepared during the interreg- num following the death of King Sigismund August in January 1573, from 1576 sworn to by kings of the Polish-Lithuanian Common- wealth during their coronation ceremonies. As this document formed the basis of con- fessional coexistence for the next two centu- ries, it is usually described as exceptionally tolerant in historiography. This article chal- lenges this interpretation by pointing out the imprecise use of the term ‘tolerancja’, which can mean ‘toleration’ or ‘tolerance’ in English, and the importance of the recep- tion of St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre at the time of the Confederation’s adoption.
ISSN:0023-5903
2451-1315