He ascended the throne at the age of ten and was immediately surrounded by a group of advisors headed by Cardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki, who wanted to continue to enjoy his high status at court.
Na prijestolje je došao u desetoj godini, te je okružen skupinom savjetnika koju je predvodio kardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki, koji je nastojao zadržati svoj položaj na dvoru.