Inflanty

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Inflanty was the remainder of Livonia, that was kept Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Treaty of Oliva in 1660. The name Inflanty itself comes from german name of Livonia - Livland, later tranformed into polish naming style. Livonia, which had been a common territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1561, was conquered by Sweden in 1620s, in the course of the Polish-Swedish Wars, and conquest of the majority was completed by 1629. Under Swedish rule of the country became known as Swedish Livonia, which was formally recognised in Oliva, 1660. In opposition to Swedish Livonia appeared name Polish Livonia (Inflanty Polskie). See also: History of Poland, History of Lithuania, History of Latvia