Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Information

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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569 - 1795)

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (also known as the Kingdom of Poland, or just Poland), was a dualistic state, a bi-confederation, of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch, who was both the king of Poland and the grand duke of Lithuania. It was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe. At its peak in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth spanned some 1,200,000 km2) and sustained a multi-ethnic population of 11 million.

The union was formalised by the Union of Lublin in July 1569, but the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were in a de-facto personal union since 1386 with the marriage of the Polish queen Jadwiga of Poland and Lithuania's Grand Duke Jogaila, who was crowned King jure uxoris Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 and the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 greatly reduced the nation's size and the Commonwealth disappeared as an independent state following the Third Partition of Poland in 1795.




Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: List of Rulers.
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Details
Official NamePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
FlagFlag of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Coat of ArmsCoat of Arms of of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Flag of Royal Prussia Royal Prussia 1466 1772
Flag of Prussia, Duchy of Prussia, Duchy of 1525 1701
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Currencies Used
Red Złoty 1569 1795