Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)

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Królestwo Polskie Kingdom of Poland ← 1385 – 1569 → Coat of arms Capital Kraków Language(s) Polish (spoken) Latin (written) Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History  - Union of Krewo August 14, 1385  - Union with Lithuania July 1, 1569

Polish Statehood

Kingdom of the Piasts Kingdom of the Jagiellons Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Partitions of Poland Kingdom of Galicia Duchy of Warsaw Congress Kingdom Free City of Kraków Grand Duchy of Posen Grand Duchy of Cracow Second Polish Republic Polish Secret State People's Republic of Poland Third Polish Republic

The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state created by the accession of Wladislaus II Jagiełło, Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Polish throne in 1386. The Union of Kreva united Poland and Lithuania – two separate states – under the rule of a single monarch, and later elected monarchs by both states happened to be the same persons. 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 Gediminids dynasty, that ruled Lithuania for about 400 years.

[edit] See also

• History of Poland (1385–1569)
• Culture of medieval Poland
• List of Polish monarchs during that period