Treaty of Bytom and Będzin

[1] Maximilan was treated with courtesy, but nonetheless found himself imprisoned in Commonwealth for over a year; first at Krasnystaw, than at Zamość.

[2] His lengthy captivity was a result of a political game played by chancellor Zamoyski, who treated him as useful leverage in international negotiations between Poland, Austria, Sweden and Russia.

[6] Another notable participant was Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini (future Pope Clement VIII), representing the Holy See at the Papal Legate, and acting as the mediator.

[9] Upon his return to Vienna Maximilian failed to honor his pledge and renounce his claim to the Polish crown and would not do so until 1598.

[5][9][10] Polish historian Władysław Konopczyński wrote that the treaty was "an honorabe convention... which for long years to come grounded peace between Poland and the Habsburgs.