Elective monarchy in Transylvania and Poland-Lithuania, 1569-1587 / Felicia Rosu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosu, Felicia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lithuania. Lithuania, 1569.

Lithuania.

Monarchy--Romania--Transylvania--History--16th century.

Monarchy.

Monarchy--Poland--History--16th century.

Monarchy--Lithuania--History--16th century.

Poland--History--Elective monarchy, 1572-1763.

Poland.

Transylvania (Romania)--Politics and government.

Transylvania (Romania).

Poland--Politics and government--16th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This text is an examination of why and how the elective principle, already established in Transylvanian and Polish political culture in the late medieval period, was transformed in the early elections of the 1570s. In this period, the two polities adopted constitutional arrangements different in depth and scope but based on the same fundamental principles: elective thrones, state-sanctioned religious pluralism and constitutional guarantees for the right of disobedience.

Contents:

Choosing to elect

Campaigning

Voting

Contract

Authority.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-250644-7

0-19-183121-2

0-19-250643-9