

This "umbrella" project is dedicated to collecting facts on the democratic model of Lithuania and Poland, electoral events, and the voters - participants in these events.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a Republic (Latin: Respublica, Polish: Rzeczpospolita), one of the largest states in Europe. It was a political system characterized by strict checks upon monarchical power. These checks were enacted by a legislature (Sejm - Council of Lords) controlled by the nobility (bajorai - szlachta). Established in 1569, this idiosyncratic system was a precursor to modern concepts of democracy and, later, as of 1791, constitutional monarchy, and federation. This model of democracy influenced democratic evolution in other places of the world.
Rulers of Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland, elected or appointed by the Council of Lords in the years between 1377-1569:
List of projects, separated by historic electoral events:
If you have persons in your family tree who were voters (participants) of the above-listed elections, please add them to those separate projects that apply and not to this umbrella project.
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