Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
| Kingdom of Poland | ||||||
| Królestwo Polskie (pl) Regnum Poloniae (la) | ||||||
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| Motto Nic o nas bez nas "Nothing about us without us" | ||||||
| Anthem Gaude Mater Polonia[1] "Rejoice, oh Mother Poland" | ||||||
 The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 & 1434. | ||||||
| Capital | Kraków | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| • | 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) | |||||
| Today part of |  Belarus Moldova Poland Romania Transnistria Ukraine | |||||
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.
See also
- Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
- Culture of medieval Poland
- History of Poland during the Jagiellon dynasty (1386–1572)
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