Interrex (Poland)
The Interrex was especially during Wahlkönigtums 1572-1795 after the death or removal of the previous king, the Acting Head of State ( Regent ) until the election of a new king.
function
The office followed on from the Interrex in ancient Rome. As a rule, the Archbishop of Gniezno held office as the primate of Poland. Should this be prevented, the Bishop of Kujawien acted as Interrex. In the constitutional practice, other bishops also took over the office.
The Interrex proclaimed the death or deposition of the king. As the temporary head of state, Interrex represented the state externally and internally. Under certain circumstances he was entitled to declare war or to begin peace negotiations.
Its central task, however, was to organize the election of a new king. With the proclamation of the death or the dismissal of the king, the Interrex wrote out a Sejm to deal with urgent business and regulate the regulations until a new king was elected. He then presided over the convocation diet and the election diet.
Public officials
| Start of office | End of office | Interrex |
|---|---|---|
| 1572 | 1573 | Jakub Uchański |
| 1574 | 1575 | Jakub Uchański (again) |
| 1586 | 1587 | Stanislaw Karnkowski |
| 1632 | 1633 | Jan Wężyk |
| 1648 | 1648 | Maciej Łubieński |
| 1668 | 1669 | Mikołaj Prażmowski |
| 1673 | 1674 | Kazimierz Florian Czartoryski |
| 1674 | 1674 | After the death of Czartoryski, the bishop of Cracow, Andrzej Trzebicki, and the bishop of Poznan , Stefan Wierzbowski , took over the office |
| 1696 | 1697 | Michał Stefan Radziejowski |
| 1704 | 1705 | Michał Stefan Radziejowski (again) |
| 1704 | 1705 | Michał Stefan Radziejowski was deposed by the Pope and was replaced by the Bishop of Poznan Mikołaj Święcicki . |
| 1733 | 1734 | Teodor Andrzej Potocki |
| 1763 | 1764 | Władysław Aleksander Łubieński |
literature
- Siegfried Hüppe: Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Schneider, Berlin 1867, p. 129 .