Statutes of Nieszawa
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The Nieszawa Statutes (Polish: statuty nieszawskie) were a set of laws enacted in the Kingdom of Poland in 1454, in the town of Nieszawa. Kazimierz IV Jagiellon made a number of concessions to the szlachta in exchange for their support in the Thirteen Years' War. Among other things, the Statutes required the King to seek szlachta approval when issuing new laws, levying the pospolite ruszenie, or imposing new taxes.
The Statutes stengthened the position of the szlachta at the expense of the other estates.