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Friday, June 27, 2025

Collection of facts about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

This post is a collection of facts about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1795). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Consisted of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• Federative real union from the Union of Lublin (1569)
• Previously in personal union from the Krewo Agreement (1385)
• Jagiellonian dynasty ended in 1572
• Followed by constitutional monarchy: parliament and elective monarchy
• First European codified constitution (1791)
• Partitioned by Austria, Prussia and Russia (late 18th century)