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John II Casimir leaves the Commonwealth

7 X 1655

Documented

With Swedish forces advancing and some nobles submitting to Charles X Gustav, John II Casimir left the Commonwealth. From exile he continued to seek support for resistance.

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Names and variants
pl Jan II Kazimierz opuszcza kraj

Course of events

With Swedish forces advancing and some nobles submitting to Charles X Gustav, John II Casimir left the Commonwealth. From exile he continued to seek support for resistance.1

A closer look

The Polish Army Museum links the king’s departure to Swedish advances and the submission of parts of the nobility to Charles X Gustav. John Casimir continued to call for resistance: on 20 November he issued a proclamation at Opole urging a fight against the Swedes.12

Notes

  1. Jan II Kazimierz opuszcza kraj, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie
  2. Uniwersał opolski, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie

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