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1669 Polish–Lithuanian Royal Election

May 1, 1669 – June 19, 1669 · The Commonwealth's royal elections

On 16 September 1668, King John II Casimir abdicated the Polish–Lithuanian throne. He left for France and joined the Jesuits where he became Abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey in Paris which resulted in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth being left without a monarch, making an election necessary.

A royal free election of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: the assembled nobility chose the king. Vast for its era, the franchise was still nobility-only — and later elections were swayed openly by foreign money and armies.

President before

Elected President

Michael I

The 1669 Polish–Lithuanian royal election was an election to decide on the new candidate for the Polish–Lithuanian throne.

Winning share

Turnout

The surviving record for this contest does not include a candidate-by-candidate table; the story above is what the sources support.