Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
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Królestwo Polskie (pl) Regnum Poloniae (la) |
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Motto Nic o nas bez nas "Nothing about us without us" |
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Anthem Gaude Mater Polonia "Rejoice, oh Mother Poland" |
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 The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 & 1434.
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| Capital | Kraków | |||||||||
| Languages | Polish, Latin | |||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||||||||
| Government | Hereditary Monarchy | |||||||||
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| • | 1385–1389 | Jadwiga (first) | ||||||||
| • | 1548–1569 | Sigismund II (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Sejmik | |||||||||
| • | Privy Council | Senate | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
| • | Union of Krewo | 14 August 1385 | ||||||||
| • | Statute adopted | 3 May 1505 | ||||||||
| • | Union with Lithuania | 1 July 1569 | ||||||||
| Currency |
Ducats, Rhenish guilders Polish złoty (from 1496) Red złoty (from 1526) |
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| Today part of |
 Belarus Moldova Poland Romania Transnistria Ukraine
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The Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Królestwo Polskie; Latin: Regnum Poloniae), was the Polish state created by the Union of Krewo, 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.
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