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The Polish–Lithuanian Union was a relationship created by a series of acts and alliances between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that lasted for prolonged periods of time from 1385 and led to the creation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, or the Republic of the Two Nations", in 1569 and eventually to the creation of a unitary state in 1791.^[1]

Important events in the process of union included:

1385 – Union of Krewo, a personal union that brought the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jogaila, to the Polish throne
1401 – Union of Vilnius and Radom, which strengthened the Polish–Lithuanian union^[2]
1413 – Union of Horodło, a heraldic union that granted many szlachta rights to Lithuanian nobility
1432 (1432–34) – Union of Grodno, a declarative attempt to renew a closer union
1499 – Union of Kraków and Vilnius in which the personal union became a dynastic union and recognised the sovereignty of Lithuania and described relations between the two states
1501 – Union of Mielnik, a renewal of the personal union
July 1, 1569 – Union of Lublin, a real union that resulted in creation of the semi-federal, semi-confederal Republic of the Two Nations (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
May 3, 1791 – Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791: abolished the elective monarchy and turned it into a hereditary monarchy and established a common state, the Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish Commonwealth), in its place. The Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations modified the changes by stressing the continuity of binational status of the state. The changes were reversed completely in 1792 under pressure from the Russian Empire.

Notes

^ Catholic Encyclopedia - Poland
^ Sedlar, Jean W. (1994). East Central Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000–1500. History of East Central Europe. Vol. 3. University of Washington Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-295-97290-4.

References

(in Polish) Anna Pasterak, Unie polsko-litewskie, Pedagogical University of Cracow, 2004
Central European Superpower, Henryk Litwin, BUM Magazine, October 2016

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[Catholic_Encyclopedia-1] Catholic Encyclopedia - Poland

[jean-2] Sedlar, Jean W. (1994). East Central Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000–1500. History of East Central Europe. Vol. 3. University of Washington Press. p. 388. ISBN 0-295-97290-4.

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-The '''Polish–Lithuanian Union''' was a relationship created by a series of acts and alliances between the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland]] and the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] that lasted for prolonged periods of time from 1385 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 unitary state in 1791.<ref name="Catholic Encyclopedia">[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12181a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia - Poland]</ref>
+The '''Polish–Lithuanian Union''' was a relationship created by a series of acts and alliances between the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland]] and the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] that lasted for prolonged periods of time from 1385 and led to the creation of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]], or the Republic of the Two Nations", in 1569 and eventually to the creation of a unitary state in 1791.<ref name="Catholic Encyclopedia">[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12181a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia - Poland]</ref>
 Important events in the process of union included:
-* 1385 – [[Union of Krewo]] – a [[personal union]] that brought the [[Grand Duke of Lithuania]], [[Jogaila]], to the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Polish]] throne
+* 1385 – [[Union of Krewo]], a [[personal union]] that brought the [[Grand Duke of Lithuania]], [[Jogaila]], to the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Polish]] throne
-* 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= https://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>
+* 1401 – [[Union of Vilnius and Radom]], which strengthened the Polish–Lithuanian union<ref name=jean>{{cite book| title= East Central Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000–1500 |page= 388 |url= https://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>
-* 1413 – [[Union of Horodło]] – heraldic union which granted many [[szlachta]] rights to [[Lithuanian nobility]]
+* 1413 – [[Union of Horodło]], a heraldic union that granted many [[szlachta]] rights to [[Lithuanian nobility]]
-* 1432 (1432–34) – [[Union of Grodno (1432)|Union of Grodno]], a declarative attempt to renew closer union
+* 1432 (1432–34) – [[Union of Grodno (1432)|Union of Grodno]], a declarative attempt to renew a closer union
-* 1499 – [[Union of Kraków and Vilnius]], in which the [[personal union]] became a [[dynastic union]], recognising the sovereignty of Lithuania and describing interaction between the two states
+* 1499 – [[Union of Kraków and Vilnius]] in which the [[personal union]] became a [[dynastic union]] and recognised the sovereignty of Lithuania and described relations between the two states
-* 1501 – [[Union of Mielnik]] – a renewal of the [[personal union]]
+* 1501 – [[Union of Mielnik]], a renewal of the [[personal union]]
-* 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)]]
+* 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)]]
-* May 3, 1791 – [[Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791]]: abolished the [[Royal elections in Poland|Elective monarchy]] and turned it into a hereditary monarchy, and established a common state, the ''[[Rzeczpospolita]] Polska'' (the Polish Commonwealth) in their place. The [[Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations]] modified these changes, stressing the continuity of bi-national status of the state. The changes were reversed completely in 1792 under pressure from forces of the [[Russian Empire]].
+* May 3, 1791 – [[Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791]]: abolished the [[royal elections in Poland|elective monarchy]] and turned it into a [[hereditary monarchy]] and established a common state, the ''[[Rzeczpospolita]] Polska'' (Polish Commonwealth), in its place. The [[Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations]] modified the changes by stressing the continuity of binational status of the state. The changes were reversed completely in 1792 under pressure from the [[Russian Empire]].
 ==See also==

v t e Acts of the Polish–Lithuanian union (1385–1569)
Krewo (1385) Vilnius and Radom (1401) Horodło (1413) Grodno (1432) Kraków and Vilna (1499) Mielnik (1501) Lublin (1569)
See also: 3 May 1791 Constitution (Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations)