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{{Short description|Former union of European states}}
[[Image:Unia w Krewie.JPG|thumb|Painting commemorating Polish–Lithuanian union; ca. 1861. The [[motto]] reads "Eternal union".]]▼
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The term '''Polish–Lithuanian Union''' sometimes called as '''United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania''' refers to a series of acts and alliances between the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|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.<ref name="Catholic Encyclopedia">[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12181a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia - Poland]</ref>▼
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== History ==
Important historical events included:
* 1385 – [[Union of Krewo]]
* 1401 – [[Union of Vilnius and Radom]],
* 1413 – [[Union of Horodło]], a [[treaty]] requiring Polish and Lithuanian [[noblemen]] to organize [[congress]]es to resolve issues of common interest.<ref>{{Cite book|title= The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: History, Memory, Legacy | editor1= Andrzej Chwalba | editor2= Krzysztof Zamorski |publisher= Taylor & Francis |year=2020 |isbn=9781000203998 | pages=}}</ref> Essentially a [[heraldic]] union, the treaty granted many [[szlachta]] rights to [[Lithuanian nobility]].
* 1432 (1432–34) – [[Union of Grodno (1432)|Union of Grodno]], a declarative attempt to renew a closer union
* 1499 – [[Union of Kraków and Vilnius]]
* July 1, 1569 – [[Union of Lublin]]
* May 3, 1791 – [[Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791]]: abolished the [[
==See also==
▲* 1385 – [[Union of Krewo]] — a [[personal union]] that brought [[Grand Duke of Lithuania]] [[Jogaila]] to [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Polish]] throne;
* [[Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth]]▼
▲* 1401 – [[Union of Vilnius and Radom]] - strengthened the Polish-Lithuanian union;<ref name=jean>{{cite book| title=East Central Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000–1500 |page=388 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ANdbpi1WAIQC&pg=PA388&sig=ACfU3U3LdKwwAHdnCsWS3BEOu5h81f_KVg |publisher=University of Washington Press |year=1994 |volume=3 |series=History of East Central Europe |first=Jean W. |last=Sedlar |isbn=0-295-97290-4}}</ref>
* [[Polish–Lithuanian–Muscovite Commonwealth]]▼
* [[Union of Kėdainiai]]
▲* 1432 (1432–34) – [[Union of Grodno (1432)|Union of Grodno]] a declarative attempt to renew closer union;
▲* 1499 – [[Union of Kraków and Vilnius]] [[personal union]] turns to [[dynastic union]], recognises sovereignty of Lithuania and describes interaction between the two states;
▲* 1501 – [[Union of Mielnik]] - [[personal union]] renewed;
▲* July 1, 1569 – [[Union of Lublin]] — a [[real union]] that resulted in creation of the semi-[[federation|federal]], semi-[[confederation|confederal]] [[Republic of the Two Nations|Republic of the Two Nations (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)]]; and
▲* May 3, 1791 – [[Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791]]: the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] and the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] were abolished, and a common state was created in their place. The changes were modified with the [[Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations]] that stressed the continuity of bi-national status of the state, and were reversed completely in 1792 under pressure of [[Russian Empire]] forces.
*{{pl icon}} Anna Pasterak, [http://www.wsp.krakow.pl/kbin/bss/hpol/unie.html Unie polsko-litewskie], [[Pedagogical University of Cracow]], 2004▼
==Notes==
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*[https://www.msz.gov.pl/resource/49da65c5-9917-40de-b542-5c89751cacf6:JCR ''Central European Superpower''], Henryk Litwin, ''BUM Magazine'', October 2016
▲* [[Polish-Swedish union|Polish–Swedish union]]
▲* [[Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth]]
▲* [[Polish–Lithuanian–Muscovite Commonwealth]]
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