(Redirected from Polish-Lithuanian Union)The term "'Polish-Lithuanian union'" refers to a series of acts and alliances between the
Kingdom of Poland and the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania that lasted for prolonged periods of time and led to the creation of the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth—the "Republic of the Two Nations"—in
1569 and eventually to the creation of a short-lived unitary state in
1791.
The most important acts in the process of union were:
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1385 -
Union of Krewo - a
personal union;
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1401 -
Union of Vilnius and Radom;
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1413 -
Union of Horodło;
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1432 (1432-34) -
Union of Grodno;
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1499 -
Union of Kraków and Vilnius;
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1501 -
Union of Mielnik;
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July 1,
1569 -
Union of Lublin - creation of the
Republic of the Two Nations;
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May 3,
1791 -
Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791: the
Kingdom of Poland and the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania were abolished, and a common state was created in their place.
See also
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Lithuanian-Swedish union
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Polish-Swedish union