Union of Lublin

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The Union of Lublin was a 1569 political agreement that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single federative state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political union
treaty
aimedTo formalize the long-standing Polish–Lithuanian union
strengthen Poland and Lithuania against external threats
componentOf history of Eastern Europe
history of Lithuania
history of Poland
countryCreated Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
createdInstitution elected monarchy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: joint parliament (Sejm) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
date 1569-07-01
established common defense for Poland and Lithuania
single foreign policy for Poland and Lithuania
followedBy First Partition of Poland
Warsaw Confederation
granted equal political rights to Polish and Lithuanian nobility within the Commonwealth
historicalSignificance created one of the largest states in 16th‑century Europe
languageOfDocument Latin
legalForm act of union
location Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Lublin NERFINISHED
maintained separate armies for Poland and Lithuania
separate legal systems for Poland and Lithuania
separate treasuries for Poland and Lithuania
monarchDuringUnion Sigismund II Augustus
partOf series of Polish–Lithuanian unions
politicalCharacter federative
noble republic
precededBy Union of Horodło
Union of Krewo
Union of Vilnius and Radom
recognizedAs founding act of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
region Central Europe
religiousContext predominantly Roman Catholic nobility
resultedIn creation of a federative state
real union between Poland and Lithuania
signatory Sigismund II Augustus
signedBy Lithuanian nobility
Polish nobility
tookPlaceDuring reign of Sigismund II Augustus
transferredTerritory Kiev Voivodeship
Podlasie NERFINISHED
Podolia
Volhynia
unitedEntity Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
year 1569

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Lublin playedRoleIn Union of Lublin
Lublin wasSiteOf Union of Lublin
this entity surface form: Union of Lublin 1569
Grand Duchy of Lithuania unionEvent Union of Lublin
Jagiellonian dynasty notableEvent Union of Lublin
Sigismund II Augustus notableEvent Union of Lublin
Sigismund II Augustus signed Union of Lublin
Golden Liberty startEvent Union of Lublin
Golden Liberty influencedBy Union of Lublin
Kingdom of Poland unionEvent Union of Lublin
Livonian War significantEvent Union of Lublin
historic Old Town significantEvent Union of Lublin
subject surface form: historic Old Town of Lublin
this entity surface form: Union of Lublin negotiations
Union of Brest followedBy Union of Lublin
this entity surface form: Union of Lublin (church union context in later Eastern Catholic developments)
Jan Matejko notableWork Union of Lublin
Union of Krewo predecessorOf Union of Lublin
Union of Horodło successor Union of Lublin
History of Lithuania includesTopic Union of Lublin
Polish Crown unionCreated Union of Lublin