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History.The story of the Commonwealth's rise to power
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Established in 1569The Commonwealth was established by the Union of Lublin in July 1569, but the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had been in a de facto personal union since 1386 with the marriage of the Polish queen Hedwig and Lithuania's Grand Duke Jogaila, who was crowned King jure uxoris Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland.
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Rise to PowerThe Commonwealth reached its Golden Age in the early 17th century. Its powerful parliament was dominated by nobles who were reluctant to get involved in the Thirty Years' War; this neutrality spared the country from the ravages of a political-religious conflict that devastated most of contemporary Europe. In several invasions during the Time of Troubles, Commonwealth troops entered Russia and took Moscow in 1610.
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Ruling the CommonwealthRoyal elections in Poland are the elections of individual kings, rather than of dynasties, to the Polish throne. Based on traditions dating to the very beginning of Polish statehood, strengthened during the Piast and Jagiellon dynasties, they reached their final form in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after 1572.
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The WorldThe state of the rest of the world following the rise of the Commonwealth.
Following the annexation of the Tsardom of Russia in the 17th century the world is an unrecognisable place. Many of the events that shaped the world as we know it today never happened. The bulk of the content on this website is written with the 1960s in mind. There is, however, some content that goes beyond that. Read more |
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
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The CommonwealthThe Commonwealth - the Commonwealth consists of the Crown of Poland, the Grand Duchies, Duchies, Khanates, States and colonies that are ruled jointly by the monarch and the noble estates.
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The Core
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The Far East
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The Overseas Colonies
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1 - Crown of Poland, 2 - Duchy of Prussia, 3 - Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 4 - Duchy of Livonia, 5 - Duchy of White Ruthenia, 6 - Grand Duchy of Ruthenia, 7 - Crimean Khanate, 8 - Don Hetmanate, 9 - Grand Duchy of Muscovy, 10 - Grand Duchy of Karelia, 11 - Grand Duchy of Perm, 12 - Kazan Khanate, 13 - Crown Lands of Siberia, 14 - State of Buryatia, 15 - State of Jaxa, 16 - State of Green Ruthenia, 17 - Crown Colony of Yakutia, 18 - Crown Colony of Luoravetia, 19 - Dalian Leased Territory, 20 - Crown Colony of Alaska, 21 - Curonian Colonies of New Livonia and New Courland, 22 - Crown Colony of Morska Wola, 23 - Curonian Colony of the Gambia, 24 - Crown Colony of Cameroon, 25 - Crown Colony of Madagascar
