# Lubomirski's Rokosz (1665)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1665-lubomirski-s-rokosz
Location: Mątwy

Grand Marshal Jerzy Lubomirski rebelled against royal reform plans and defeated the royal army at Mątwy in 1666. 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 (1665), the governing authority was John II Casimir Vasa (King of Poland). Reigned through the Khmelnytsky Uprising and the Swedish Deluge before abdicating in 1668. Lubomirski's Rokosz mattered because a revolt against the existing order tested the strength of rulers and the aspirations of the nation. 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
Lubomirski's Rokosz mattered because a revolt against the existing order tested the strength of rulers and the aspirations of the nation.

Ruler at the time: [John II Casimir Vasa](https://poland-history.com/rulers/john-ii-casimir-vasa)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Lubomirski's rebellion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubomirski's_rebellion)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Lubomirski's Rokosz](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Lubomirski%27s+Rokosz)
- [Wikipedia — Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth)