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Political event
John II Casimir abdicates
16 IX 1668
DocumentedEight years after peace with Sweden, John II Casimir gave up the throne, ending his reign and the Polish Vasa line.
- Names and variants
- pl Abdykacja Jana II Kazimierza
Eight years after Oliva
On 16 September 1668 John II Casimir abdicated. He was the last Commonwealth ruler of the Polish Vasa line. Between Oliva and his abdication, the state faced continued war with Russia and Lubomirski’s rebellion1.
Succession dispute
The king and his supporters sought to elect a successor during his lifetime. Nobles and magnates opposed the plan. Historian Dorota Gregorowicz also describes diplomatic efforts around the widowed king’s future before his abdication1.
Scope
The Commonwealth did not end with the abdication. This event closes the story of the monarch who ruled during the Deluge and its political aftermath. Read more: After the Peace of Oliva1.
Notes
- Dorota Gregorowicz, Ślub zamiast abdykacji? Papieskie namowy do ponownego ożenku Jana Kazimierza, Pasaż Wiedzy, Warszawa: Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie, 2023
Sources for this page
- Dorota Gregorowicz, Ślub zamiast abdykacji? Papieskie namowy do ponownego ożenku Jana Kazimierza, Pasaż Wiedzy, Warszawa: Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie, 2023 (Institution)