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The audacity! Europeans had feudalism for... as long as I can remember! Who do those colonists think they are?
by Roodgorf 11y ago
The audacity! Europeans had feudalism for... as long as I can remember! Who do those colonists think they are?
- igravious 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Comm... 1569–1795 "The Union possessed features unique among contemporary states. Its political system was characterized by strict checks upon monarchical power. These checks were enacted by a legislature (sejm) controlled by the nobility (szlachta). This idiosyncratic system was a precursor to modern concepts of democracy, constitutional monarchy, and federation."