Privilege of Koszyce
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The Privilege of Koszyce or Privilege of KassaMary or Jadwiga) was to ascend the throne of Poland after his death.
The szlachta obtained the following privileges:
- release from the obligation to pay tribute, with the exception of a nominal or token of two field, to the monarch;
- release from the duty to build and repair castles, except for those nobles holding territory in eastern Poland, where the threat from Russia was significant;
- the restriction of eligibility for certain offices[clarification needed] to persons of Polish (as opposed to Lithuanian, Hungarian, or other) ethnicity;
- payment of soldiers' wages to the szlachta who personally fought in military campaigns;
- release from the duty to build towns and bridges;
- release from the duty to provide food, lodging, and other accommodations for the king and his court when he was traveling within the kingdom.
Louis's promising of the privileges was a success, as his youngest daughter Jadwiga eventually succeeded her father as monarch of Poland after the
Polish-Hungarian Union
. Louis might have intended for the privileges to be rescindend, but his death prevented that from happening.
The privileges gave a significant power boost to the szlachta and influenced the Polish government for centuries.[2]
References
- ^ Clifford Rogers (editor): The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, Oxford University Press, 2010 [1]
- ISBN 978-0-19-925339-5.