1576 Polish–Lithuanian royal election

1576 Polish–Lithuanian Free election
November 8, 1575 (1575-11-08) – February 1, 1576 (1576-02-01)
 
Candidate Anna Jagiellon
Stephen Báthory		 Emperor Maximilian II
Party supported by the
"Piast" Faction		 supported by the
Pro-Habsburg Faction
King before election

Henry III of France

 Elected Kings

Anna Jagiellon
Stephen Báthory

The free election of 1576 was the second royal election to be held in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which took place in 1575/1576. In the night of June 28–29, 1574, King Henry III of France secretly left Poland to claim the French throne. The Commonwealth was left without a monarch, and the period of interregnum ended with a double election. After a few months of negotiations, Anna Jagiellon and Stephen Báthory were elected co-rulers.

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