Editing Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (section)

=== Internal conflicts ===
[[File:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a fief of the Ottoman Empire 1672-1676.PNG|thumb|right|240px|Poland-Lithuania as a fief of the Ottoman Empire between 1672 and 1676]]
Following the 1669 election, the Commonwealth was divided between two camps – pro-French, and royal. The pro-French camp had several influential members, including Primate Prazmowski, Hetman Sobieski, [[Andrzej Morsztyn]], Voivode of Kraków [[Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (d. 1677)|Aleksander Michał Lubomirski]], Voivode of [[Ruthenia]] [[Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski]], Voivode of [[Poznań]] [[Krzysztof Grzymultowski]], and Bishop of Kraków [[Andrzej Trzebicki]].

In November 1669, the French camp broke the Coronation [[Sejm]], hoping to dethrone Michael and elect Count Charles-Paris d'Orléans-Longueville. In 1670, the internal struggle moved to the local [[sejmik]]s, during which the nobility demanded to bring a Sejm lawsuit against Hetman Sobieski. To defend their commander, Sobieski's soldiers formed a [[Confederation (Poland)|Confederation]] near [[Trembowla]].

To make matters worse, the divided Commonwealth was under constant Turkish threat. In 1671, the king supported a rebellion of a unit of Stanisław Wyżycki, who, against the explicit order of Sobieski, abandoned Volhynia, leaving the province defenceless. King Michael ordered Wyżycki and his men to spend the winter of 1671/72 in the wealthy ''[[starostwo]]'' of [[Samborzec|Sambor]], and paid them their salaries, while Sobieski and his soldiers did not receive any money.
[[File:Złotówka kornna 1671.jpg|thumb|left|Polish coin [[Mint (facility)|minted]] during Micheal I reign, {{circa|1671}}]]

In 1672, the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Commonwealth, and the [[Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76)|Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–76]] began. Despite this, the situation in the Polish Crown was still chaotic, with the danger of a civil war. The nobility formed a confederation near [[Gołąb, Puławy County|Gołąb]], demanding the removal of Primate Prazmowski. Its members looted real estate owned by Hetman Sobieski and his family. On 22 November 1672 Lithuanian soldiers formed their own confederation in [[Kobryń]], declaring their support for the Gołąb confederation. In response, soldiers under Sobieski formed a confederation in [[Szczebrzeszyn]]. John Sobieski, together with his troops, headed to [[Łowicz]], to meet Primate Prazmowski.

Negotiations between the two factions were carried out by Papal Nuncio Francesco Buonvisi and Bishop of Kraków [[Andrzej Trzebicki]]. Furthermore, Sultan [[Mehmed IV]] of the Ottoman Empire sent an offensive letter to Warsaw, demanding complete subordination of the Commonwealth. This greatly enraged the Poles but due to chaotic internal situation of the Commonwealth, both sides of the conflict reached an agreement in March 1672.