# Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki elected (1669)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1669-michal-korybut-wisniowiecki-elected
Location: Warsaw
Categories: ruler-change

The nobility rejected foreign candidates and elected Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, son of the famous commander Jeremi Wiśniowiecki. He proved unable to control the magnate factions. 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 (1669), the governing authority was Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (King of Poland). Native-born king whose reign saw the loss of Podolia to the Ottomans in 1672. Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki elected mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. 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
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki elected mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki](https://poland-history.com/rulers/michal-korybut-wisniowiecki)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82_Korybut_Wi%C5%9Bniowiecki)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki elected](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Micha%C5%82+Korybut+Wi%C5%9Bniowiecki+elected)
- [Wikipedia — Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth)