The Statute of Piotrkow
Fire the "The Statute of Piotrkow" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_pol.3468.
The Statute of Piotrkow
Country event
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_pol.3468.
What happens
Under Jan Olbracht, the son of Kazimierz IV, the policy of giving concessions to the Nobility continued. In 1496 the Statute of Piotrkow was instituted. It implied that serfdom was strengthened and accepted in law. It forbade all workers to move from their villages, except one every year. It later was extended with a work duty of six days a week. At this point the peasants of Poland had lost not only all power, but also their freedom. The power lay in the hands of the Nobility.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Statute of Piotrkow presents these options:
- Enact
- Refuse to enact