Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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elective monarchy federation historical state noble republic

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dual-state union of Poland and Lithuania that existed from 1569 to 1795, known for its elective monarchy, noble democracy, and significant influence in Central and Eastern Europe.

Aliases (13)

Poland-Lithuania ×4
Poland–Lithuania ×2
Polish Crown (historically) ×1
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ×1
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (partly, in later periods) ×1
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm ×1
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period ×1
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth territories ×1
Polish–Lithuanian elective monarchy ×1
Polish–Lithuanian union ×1
Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów ×1
Union of Lublin ×1
Union of Lublin (1569) ×1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elective monarchy → federation → historical state → noble republic →
alsoKnownAs	Commonwealth of Both Nations → Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów →
capital	Kraków → Warsaw →
chanceryLanguage	Latin → Ruthenian →
continent	Europe →
country	Grand Duchy of Lithuania → Poland →
currency	złoty →
dissolved	1795 →
dominantSocialClass	szlachta →
established	1569 →
establishedBy	Union of Lublin →
governmentType	elective monarchy → nobles' democracy →
headOfStateTitle	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland →
legalAct	Warsaw Confederation →
legislature	Sejm →
lowerChamber	Chamber of Deputies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
monarchElectionBody	szlachta →
neighbor	Habsburg Monarchy → Kingdom of Sweden → Ottoman Empire → Tsardom of Russia →
notableBattle	Battle of Vienna →
notableConstitution	Constitution of 3 May 1791 →
notableRuler	John III Sobieski → Sigismund II Augustus → Stephen Báthory →
notableWar	Deluge → Khmelnytsky Uprising → Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) →
officialLanguage	Polish →
partitionEvent	First Partition of Poland → Second Partition of Poland → Third Partition of Poland →
peakPeriod	early 17th century → late 16th century →
politicalIdeology	Sarmatism →
politicalSystemFeature	Golden Liberty → liberum veto →
predecessor	Grand Duchy of Lithuania → Kingdom of Poland →
region	Central Europe → Eastern Europe →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy → Judaism → Protestantism → Roman Catholicism →
religiousPolicy	relative religious tolerance →
successor	Habsburg Monarchy → Kingdom of Prussia → Russian Empire →
upperChamber	Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →

Referenced by (94)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constitution of 3 May 1791 → Council of Four Lands → Golden Liberty → Polish–Lithuanian intervention → Va’ad Medinat Lita → Warsaw Confederation (1573) →	country
Białystok → Gomel → Kuyavia → Olkusz → Spisz ("Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (partly, in later periods)") → Wilno →	historicalAffiliation
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church → Hrodna → Minsk → Vitebsk →	historicalRegion
Gdańsk → Greater Poland → Lutsk → Pereiaslav →	wasPartOf
Battle of Vienna → Great Turkish War → Long Turkish War →	belligerent
Sigismund III Vasa → Stephen Báthory → Władysław IV Vasa →	countryOfCitizenship
Lithuania → Poles → Slavs ("Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth") →	historicalState
Grand Duchy of Lithuania → Lesser Poland → Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period →	partOf
Tadeusz Kościuszko → Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska →	birthPlace
Cossack Hetmanate → Crimean Khanate →	borderedBy
Polish–Muscovite War → Polish–Swedish wars →	conflictBetween
European wars of religion → Polish–Lithuanian intervention →	hasParticipant
Central Ukraine → Luck (Polish) →	historicallyAssociatedWith
Belarusians → Right-bank Ukraine →	historicallyPartOf
Podlasie → Polesia →	historicalRegionOf
Great Northern War → Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1657) →	mainBelligerent
Great Synagogue of Lutsk ("Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period") → Wawel Castle →	significantPeriod
Tadeusz Kościuszko →	allegiance
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ("Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów") →	alsoKnownAs
Cossacks →	associatedWithState
Tadeusz Kościuszko →	citizenship
Crimean Khanate →	conflictWith
Hrodna →	countryDuring
Ilkenau →	countryDuringNameUse
Tadeusz Kościuszko →	countryOfMilitaryService
Stephen Báthory →	deathPlace
Grand Embassy to Western Europe ("Poland–Lithuania") →	destination
Henry III of France ("Poland–Lithuania") →	electedMonarchOf
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ("Union of Lublin") →	establishedBy
Russian Partition of Poland →	followed
Jagiellonian dynasty ("Polish–Lithuanian elective monarchy") →	followedBy
West Prussia ("Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth territories") →	formedFrom
Counter-Reformation ("Poland-Lithuania") →	geographicScope
Polish–Muscovite War →	hasMainBelligerent
Radical Reformation ("Poland-Lithuania") →	hasMainRegion
Mazovians →	historicalIntegration
Ukrainians →	historicallyInfluencedBy
Sejm ("Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm") →	historicalPrecursor
Republic of Poland →	historicalPredecessor
Lithuanians →	historicalUnion
Inter gravissimas →	implementedBy
Smutnoye vremya →	involves
Constitution of 3 May 1791 →	jurisdiction
Russian Partition of Poland →	locatedIn
Polish–Lithuanian intervention →	location
Siege of Moscow →	opponent
Order of the White Eagle (Poland) →	originalCountry
Bochnia Royal Salt Mine ("Polish Crown (historically)") →	ownedBy
War of the Polish Succession →	participant
Bochnia →	partOfHistoricalState
Sigismund III Vasa →	placeOfDeath
Mikołaj Zebrzydowski →	politicalEntity
Duchy of Warsaw →	predecessor
Cossack Hetmanate →	recognizedBy
Mapah ("Poland-Lithuania") →	regionOfInfluence
Lutsk Conference of 1429 ("Polish–Lithuanian union") →	relatedTo
House of Wittelsbach →	ruled
Kingdom of Hungary →	sharesBorderWith
Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period ("Union of Lublin (1569)") →	significantEvent
Peter the Great ("Poland-Lithuania") →	traveledTo
Baltic Germans →	underRuleOf