Permanent historical factsheet

Commonwealth

Poland · Government / Government of Poland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1505–1918Date range
7Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1505

Alexander1505

Government / Government of Poland

Beginning of the period known as "Nobles Democracy" or "Nobles Commonwealth" (Rzeczpospolita szlachecka)

1569

Sigismund II Augustus1 July 1569

Lublin · Government / Government of Poland

The Union of Lublin strengthens the Polishn Commonwealth by uniting Poland & Lithuania. The Commonwealth is ruled by an elected monarch carrying out the duties of Polish King & Grand Duke of Lithuania

1573

Jan Firlej28 January 1573

Warsaw · Government / Government of Poland

Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polishn Commonwealth more tolerant

Henry28 January 1573

Warsaw · Government / Government of Poland

Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polishn Commonwealth more tolerant

Mikolaj Sienicki28 January 1573

Warsaw · Government / Government of Poland

Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polishn Commonwealth more tolerant

Jan Zborowski28 January 1573

Warsaw · Government / Government of Poland

Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polishn Commonwealth more tolerant

1918

Ladislaw WroblewskiNovember 1918

Government / Government of Poland

The Republic is based upon the Polish Commonwealth dissolved in 1795

Names involved

AlexanderHenryJan FirlejJan ZborowskiLadislaw WroblewskiMikolaj SienickiSigismund II Augustus

Provenance

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