Zmiany w składzie osobowym senatu i izby poselskiej w okresie Sejmu Wielkiego

The Four-Year Sejm (diet) was held from October 6th, 1788 to May 29th, 1792 and resulted in significant changes in the composition of parliament, both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. To 177 members elected by the regional diets in August 1788 joined 182 new members elected by regional diets in November 1790. Finally, there were 359 deputies. But such number of deputies never worked together because at the time of a single deliberations several members of parliament died, and other were promoted to the senate. In total, during the sessions of the Four-Year Sejm died at least 10 members (8 of the first term and second term of The Sejm), and 15 members (14 first term of the Sejm, including deputy of Bielsko J. K. Ossolinski, whose nomination has been not thoroughly explained, and one during second term of the Sejm) were promoted to the senate. Major changes also occurred in the composition of the senate. During the sessions of the Sejm 38 senator’s seats became vacant. 22 senators died, thus 23 senatorial offices became vacant (two ministries, two bishoprics, 8 provinces (voivodeship) and 11 castellanies). 14 senators resigned from offices (a minister, four voivodes and 9 castellans). A sentence of the Sejm court deprived Grand Treasurer of the Crown of the office. Uniate Metropolitan entered Senate but the resolution of Sejm deprived Field Crown Hetman of the office thereby abolishing offices of the field Hetman. During the Four-Year-Sejm King Stanislaw August nominated 57 senators, including 16 people who were promoted within the Senate. Not all senators joined the confederation. It was joined by 148 senators (including 15 senators who were promoted from among Sejm deputies and accession to the Confederation did as deputies) of a total of 191. Total number of persons entitled to join the Confederacy, including king Stanislaw August Poniatowski was 536 (assuming that Mr Ossoliński, deputy of Bielsko and Castellan of Podlasie Ossoliński is one person). 493 people took advantage of this right: Stanislaw August Poniatowski, all deputies and about 77% of senators.