# Shuysky Homage (1611)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1611-shuysky-homage
Location: Warsaw

Captured Tsar Vasili Shuysky knelt before Sigismund III at the Warsaw Royal Castle. Within the broader Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period: The Commonwealth of Both Nations elected its kings and prized noble liberty and religious tolerance. It won famous victories but was weakened by wars with Sweden, Russia, the Ottomans and the Cossacks, and by political paralysis. At this point in the timeline (29 October 1611), the governing authority was Sigismund III Vasa (King of Poland). Also King of Sweden (1592–1599); moved the royal residence to Warsaw and pursued war with Sweden and Muscovy. Shuysky Homage mattered because diplomacy defined Poland's relations with its neighbours and the wider world. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Shuysky Homage mattered because diplomacy defined Poland's relations with its neighbours and the wider world.

Ruler at the time: [Sigismund III Vasa](https://poland-history.com/rulers/sigismund-iii-vasa)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Vasili IV of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_IV_of_Russia)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Shuysky Homage](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Shuysky+Homage)
- [Wikipedia — Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth)