Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

About Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland was a political and legal concept that emerged in the 14th century in the Kingdom of Poland, which asserted the unity, indivisibility, and continuity of the state. According to this principle, the state was no longer seen as the patrimonial property of the monarch or dynasty, but became the common good of the kingdom’s political community. This notion allowed the state to maintain stability even during periods of interregnum and paved the way for a unique political system in Poland, characterised by a parliament dominated by the nobility and the free election of the monarch. Additionally, the concept of the Crown extended beyond existing borders, asserting that previously lost territories still rightfully belonged to it. The term Crown of the Kingdom of Poland also referred to all the lands under the rule of the Polish king. This meaning became especially significant after the union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, when it began to be commonly used to denote the Polish part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.