Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
Kingdom of Poland | |||||||||
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| 1385–1569 | |||||||||
| Motto: Nic o nas bez nas "Nothing about us without us" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Gaude Mater Polonia[1] "Rejoice, oh Mother Poland" | |||||||||
_and_the_Crown_of_the_Kingdom_of_Poland_(red)_in_1386_-_1434.png) The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 & 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 | ||||||||
• Privy Council | Senate | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 14 August 1385 | |||||||||
| 3 May 1505 | |||||||||
| 1 July 1569 | |||||||||
| Currency | Polish Złoty | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PL | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Królestwo Polskie; Latin: Regnum Poloniae), was the Polish state created by the Union of Krewo or Krėva Act, uniting 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
- Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
- Culture of medieval Poland
- History of Poland (1385–1569)
- History of Poland during the Jagiellon dynasty
References
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