Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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The Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were major administrative and territorial units governed by voivodes that structured the political, judicial, and military organization of the Commonwealth until its partitions in the late 18th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division system
ⓘ
historical administrative unit ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
decentralized administration
ⓘ
regional autonomy ⓘ strong role of nobility ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
voivodeships of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
voivodeships of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| existedUntil |
late 18th century
ⓘ
partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| governedBy | voivodes ⓘ |
| hadAssembly | sejmik ⓘ |
| hadCapital | voivodeship capital city ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
judicial organization
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| hadJudicialRole |
castle courts
ⓘ
grod courts ⓘ land courts ⓘ |
| hadMilitaryRole | organization of local levée en masse ⓘ |
| hadOfficial |
castellan
ⓘ
chamberlain ⓘ land clerk ⓘ land judge ⓘ land writer ⓘ starosta ⓘ |
| headedBy | voivode ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lithuanian administrative traditions
ⓘ
medieval Polish administrative traditions ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
nobility privileges
ⓘ
royal charters ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | voivodeships of modern Poland ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
administrative divisions of Prussia
ⓘ
administrative divisions of the Habsburg monarchy ⓘ administrative divisions of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| subdividedInto | powiats ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wereAbolishedBy |
First Partition of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Partition of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Partition of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wereRepresentedBy | deputies elected at sejmiks ⓘ |
| wereRepresentedIn | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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