Unia polsko-litewsko-szwedzko-fińska za Zygmunta III Wazy

The short-lived personal union of the years 1593–1599 encompassed many territories of modern Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Belorussia, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia and even some parts of today Russia. The idea of union was however unsuccessful, primarily due to religious differences. Nevertheless we can observe development of a small group of dignitaries, officers or diplomats interested in the success of this project, naturally with king Sigismund in the center. Some research tasks in connection with this theme can be identified: edition of little-known sources, especially king Sigismund’s Swedish chancery, but also prosopographical studies, or the analysis of the iconosphere.