Round 1: Tossup 13

All kings of this country swore to uphold the Henrician Articles, which were named for Henry de Valois. This country’s (-5[1])king Augustus the Strong’s desire to regain Livonia after it was lost to Sweden in a destructive mid-1600s (15[1])invasion led it to side with Russia in the (-5[1])Great Northern War. This country’s (15[1])legislature, which could be (15[1])obstructed by any single member, was called the (*) Sejm (“same”). This country's Winged Hussars helped defeat Ottoman forces at the 1683 Battle of Vienna. In 1795, this country was partitioned for the third and final time. For 10 points, name this political union between a Baltic country and a country with its capital at Warsaw. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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