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The Sejm of 1611 was a meeting of the parliament of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which took place in Warsaw between September 26 and November 9, 1611. It was called to analyze the ongoing war with Russia (see Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18)), and the recapture of the city of Smolensk (see Siege of Smolensk (1609–11)). Marshal of the Sejm was an official from Lwow, Jan Swoszowski.

During the session, King Sigismund III Vasa tried to promote a bill which introduced conscription, and to persuade the envoys that the war with Russia should be continued. The Sejm ordered extra taxes, but this was not enough to finance military effort of the Commonwealth: also, the king appropriated some of the tax money, to cover the cost of Siege of Smolensk, for which he paid with his private funds. No money was sent to the Commonwealth garrison stationed in the Moscow Kremlin.

On October 16, a Russian delegation came to Warsaw, asking the Sejm to immediately send Duke Wladyslaw to Moscow. On October 29, Crown Hetman Stanislaw Zolkiewski made a triumphant entry into Warsaw, marching along Krakowskie Przedmiescie to the Royal Castle. Zolkiewski led with him Tsar Vasili IV of Russia, his brothers Dmitry and Ivan, as well as Russian military commander Mikhail Shein and Patriarch Philaret of Moscow. Zolkiewski gave a speech and then presented the Russian officials to the Polish Senate.

References

1. "412. r. Hołdu Ruskiego! Car na kolanach przed polskim królem". wpolityce.pl (in Polish).

v t e Seimas of Lithuania
	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Silent Sejm (1717) Pacification Sejm (1736) Convocation Sejm (1764) Repnin Sejm (1767–68) Partition Sejm (1773–75) Great Sejm (1788–91) Grodno Sejm (1793)
	Russian Empire Great Seimas of Vilnius (1905) Petrograd Seimas (1917)
	First Republic of Lithuania (1918–40) Constituent Assembly (1920–22) First Seimas (1922–23) Second Seimas (1923–26) Third Seimas (1926–27) Fourth Seimas (1936–40)
	Second Republic of Lithuania (since 1990) Reconstituent Seimas (1990–92) Sixth Seimas (1992–96) Seventh Seimas (1996–2000) Eighth Seimas (2000–04) Ninth Seimas (2004–08) Tenth Seimas (2008–12) Eleventh Seimas (2012–16) Twelfth Seimas (2016–20) Thirteenth Seimas (2020–24)
See also Sejm of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm of Central Lithuania People's Seimas Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR Sejms of Poland

v t e Sejms of Poland
	Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland
	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795) Only a limited number of individual sejms of this era is listed here Silent Sejm (1717) Pacification Sejm (1736) Convocation Sejm (1764) Repnin Sejm (1767–68) Partition Sejm (1773–75) Great Sejm (1788–91) Grodno Sejm (1793)
	Partitioned Poland (1795–1918) Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw (1809–12) Sejm of Congress Poland (1815–31) Sejm of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1823–1918) Sejm of the Estates (1775–1845) Sejm of the Land (1861–1918)
	Second Polish Republic (1918–39) Legislative Sejm (1919–22) First Term Sejm (1922–27) Second Term Sejm (1928–30) Third Term Sejm (1930–35) Fourth Term Sejm (1935–38) Fifth Term Sejm (1938–39)
	Polish Underground State (1939–45) Home Political Representation (1943–44) Council of National Unity (1944–45)
	People's Republic of Poland (1945–89) State National Council (1943–47) Legislative Sejm (1947–52) First Term Sejm (1952–56) Second Term Sejm (1957–61) Third Term Sejm (1961–65) Fourth Term Sejm (1965–69) Fifth Term Sejm (1969–72) Sixth Term Sejm (1972–76) Seventh Term Sejm (1976–80) Eight Term Sejm (1980–85) Ninth Term Sejm (1985–89) Tenth Term (Contract) Sejm (1989)
	Republic of Poland (since 1990) First Term Sejm (1991–93) Second Term Sejm (1993–97) Third Term Sejm (1997–2001) Fourth Term Sejm (2001–05) Fifth Term Sejm (2005–07) Sixth Term Sejm (2007–11) Seventh Term Sejm (2011–15) Eighth Term Sejm (2015–19) Ninth Term Sejm (2019–2023) Tenth Term Sejm (2023–present)
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