Maximilian disputes Stephen Bathory's election as King of Poland

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.3: Polish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Ewa M. Thompson (Rice University)

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Politics

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Date of occurrence 1576-06-25

Places

Poland (Location)

Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II obtains support from the Diet of Ratisbon for an expedition to Poland to dispute the election of Stephen Bathory as king. At a meeting of the Polish Estates, although the majority of the votes had been for Stephen as a national candidate, a minority had voted for Maximilian himself to be their new king.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Maximilian disputes Stephen Bathory's election as King of Poland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15206, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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