Owing to the mixed population of this city, a royal decree of 1536 established "Greek" and "Roman" parity for election to the position of magistrate here.
Owing to the mixed population of this city, a royal decree of 1536 established "Greek" and "Roman" parity for election to the position of magistrate here. This city was the site of a World War II battle in which Ivan Bagramyan and Ivan Chernyakovsky overwhelmed the Army Group Center which held this city under the command of Walter Model. In 1658, Russian troops under Yuri Dolgoroukov sacked this city after winning the battle of Werki. This city was home to a notable Jesuit college made into a full academy in 1578 by Stephen Bathory, and in 1919 this city, which lay just southeast of the Foch line, was the subject of a land claim by Poland. First established as a capital by the Grand Duke Gediminas, this city was the center of the Haskalah, or "Jewish Enlightenment," movement, and was notable for its large Jewish community. For 10 points, identify this city sitting on the confluence of the Neris and its namesake river, the present-day capital of Lithuania.
Owing to the mixed population of this city, a royal decree of 1536 established "Greek" and "Roman" parity for election to the position of magistrate here.
Vilnius [or Wilno; or Vilna]