Jump to content

Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 39: Line 39:
|capital = [[Kraków]]
|capital = [[Kraków]]
|national_motto = ''Nic o nas bez nas''<br/><small>"Nothing about us without us"</small>
|national_motto = ''Nic o nas bez nas''<br/><small>"Nothing about us without us"</small>
|national_anthem = ''[[Gaude Mater Polonia]]''<br/><small>"Rejoice, oh Mother Poland"</small>
|national_anthem = ''[[Gaude Mater Polonia]]''<ref name="Anthem Creation History">[http://www.a-pesni.golosa.info/polsk/gaudemater.htm Anthem Creation History]</ref><br/><small>"Rejoice, oh Mother Poland"</small>
|common_languages = [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Latin language|Latin]]
|common_languages = [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Latin language|Latin]]
|religion = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
|religion = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
Line 45: Line 45:
|
|
|title_leader = [[List of Polish monarchs|Monarch]]
|title_leader = [[List of Polish monarchs|Monarch]]
|leader1 = {{nowrap|[[Jadwiga of Poland|Jadwiga]] <small>(first)</small>}}
|leader1 = [[Jadwiga of Poland|Jadwiga]] <small>(first)</small>
|leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Sigismund II Augustus]] <small>(last)</small>}}
|leader2 = [[Sigismund II Augustus|Sigismund II]] <small>(last)</small>
|year_leader1 = 1385–1389
|year_leader1 = 1385–1389
|year_leader2 = 1548–1569
|year_leader2 = 1548–1569
Line 67: Line 67:
* [[History of Poland (1385–1569)]]
* [[History of Poland (1385–1569)]]
* [[History of Poland during the Jagiellon dynasty]]
* [[History of Poland during the Jagiellon dynasty]]

==References==
<references />


{{commons category|Maps of the Kingdom of Poland (Jagiellons)}}
{{commons category|Maps of the Kingdom of Poland (Jagiellons)}}

Revision as of 03:12, 29 November 2012

Kingdom of Poland
Królestwo Polskie (pl)
Regnum Poloniae (la)
1385–1569
Motto: Nic o nas bez nas
"Nothing about us without us"
Anthem: Gaude Mater Polonia[1]
"Rejoice, oh Mother Poland"
The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 & 1434.
The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 & 1434.
CapitalKraków
Common languagesPolish, Latin
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentHereditary Monarchy
Monarch 
• 1385–1389
Jadwiga (first)
• 1548–1569
Sigismund II (last)
LegislatureSejmik
• Privy Council
Senate
Historical eraMiddle Ages
14 August 1385
3 May 1505
1 July 1569
CurrencyPolish Złoty
ISO 3166 codePL
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Królestwo Polskie; Latin: Regnum Poloniae), was the Polish state created by the Union of Krewo or Krėva Act, united Poland and Lithuania under the rule of a single monarch. Later, elected monarchs of both states happened to be the same persons, or members of the same royal family. The union was transformed to a closer one by the Union of Lublin in 1569, which was shortly followed by the end of the Jagiellon dynasty that had ruled Poland for two centuries and the Gediminid dynasty, that ruled Lithuania for about 400 years.

See also

References