Commonwealth of Both Nations

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The Commonwealth of Both Nations was a dual-state union of Poland and Lithuania (1569–1795) known for its elective monarchy, noble democracy, and significant influence in early modern Europe.

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Commonwealth of Both Nations canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern state
federal monarchy
historical polity
alsoKnownAs Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: Rzeczpospolita

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów
capital Kraków
Warsaw
continent Europe
country Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
currency złoty
dateFormed 1569-07-01
dissolutionCause Partitions of Poland
endTime 1795
ethnicGroup Jews
Lithuanians
Poles
Ukrainians
surface form: Ruthenians
followedBy Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Russian Empire
formedByTreaty Union of Lublin
governmentType aristocratic republic
elective monarchy
noble democracy
headOfStateTitle Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
legislature Sejm
locatedIn Central Europe
Eastern Europe
lowerHouse Sejm
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of the Sejm
majorReform Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm)
surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
neighboringState Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of Sweden
Ottoman Empire
Tsardom of Russia
notableConflict Deluge
Great Northern War
Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657)
surface form: Khmelnytsky Uprising
notableDynasty Jagiellonian dynasty
Vasa dynasty
House of Wettin
surface form: Wettin dynasty
notableLaw Henrician Articles
Pacta conventa
officialLanguage Latin
Polish
Ruthenian
partitionedBy Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Russian Empire
politicalSystemFeature Golden Liberty
liberum veto
precededBy Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
startTime 1569
timePeriod early modern period
upperHouse Senate of the Commonwealth

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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth alsoKnownAs Commonwealth of Both Nations