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2 unusual facts about Great Sejm


Great Sejm

The Constitution abolished pernicious parliamentary institutions such as the liberum veto, which at one time had placed a sejm at the mercy of any deputy who might choose, or be bribed by an interest or foreign power, to undo all the legislation that had been passed by that sejm.

Marek Jerzy Minakowski

Currently Minakowski focuses on building the database of descendants of all members of the Great Sejm.


Daniel Hailes

During his mission in Warsaw, he followed a policy of Anglo-Prussian understanding at Loo in 1788, seeking to form the Polish Republic, Turkey and Sweden into an alliance against Russia and Austria and backing the reforms of the Great Sejm and the idea of giving Danzig to Prussia.

Elections in Poland

Great Sejm – or the Four-Years Sejm of 1798–1792, which voted for the May Constitution of Poland;

Franciszek Grocholski

Franciszek became Podstoli of Braclaw since 1761, Borough Writer of Krzemieniec since 1764, Chamberlain of King Stanisław August Poniatowski since 1767, Podczaszy of Braclaw since 1771, Chorąży of Winnica since 1772, Chorąży of Braclaw since 1774, Great Miecznik of the Crown since 1775, Bracław Voivodeship deputy for the Great Sejm.

Matheus Butrymowicz

Matheus Butrymowicz was a Polish statesman REPRESENTING PINSK and landlord and a liberal member of the Great Sejm or Diet assembled in Warsaw from 1788 to 1792.


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