Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
Kingdom of Poland | |||||||||
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1385–1569 | |||||||||
The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 and 1434 | |||||||||
Capital | Kraków | ||||||||
Common languages | Polish, Latin | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Government | Hereditary Monarchy | ||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||
• 1385–1389 | Jadwiga (first) | ||||||||
• 1548–1569 | Sigismund II (last) | ||||||||
Legislature | Sejmik | ||||||||
Senate | |||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
14 August 1385 | |||||||||
3 May 1505 | |||||||||
1 July 1569 | |||||||||
Currency |
Ducats, Rhenish guilders Polish złoty (from 1496) Red złoty (from 1526) | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | PL | ||||||||
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Today part of |
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The Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Królestwo Polskie; Latin: Regnum Poloniae) and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania joined in a personal union established by the Union of Krewo (1385). The union was transformed into a closer one by the Union of Lublin in 1569, which was shortly followed by the end of the Jagiellon dynasty, which had ruled Poland for two centuries.
See also
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References
- ↑ "Gaude Mater Polonia Creation and History". Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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