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In 1795, [[Catherine the Great|Catherine Romanov]] defeated Poland and annexed [[Lithuania]] and southern [[Latvia]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=W. P., Zelda K. Coates|year=1940|title=Russia, Finland and the Baltic|chapter=Russia, Finland and the Baltic States|pdf=https://ia600104.us.archive.org/2/items/RussiaFinlandBalticsCoates/Russia%20Finland%20Baltics%20Coates.pdf|city=London, [[England]]|publisher=Lawrence & Wishart Ltd.|page=15}}</ref> | In 1795, [[Catherine the Great|Catherine Romanov]] defeated Poland and annexed [[Lithuania]] and southern [[Latvia]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=W. P., Zelda K. Coates|year=1940|title=Russia, Finland and the Baltic|chapter=Russia, Finland and the Baltic States|pdf=https://ia600104.us.archive.org/2/items/RussiaFinlandBalticsCoates/Russia%20Finland%20Baltics%20Coates.pdf|city=London, [[England]]|publisher=Lawrence & Wishart Ltd.|page=15}}</ref> | ||
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Unlike hereditary monarchies, a council of nobles elected the king of Poland. Serfs had no power in these elections.<ref name=":122">{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Crisis of the English and American Models|page=131|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:History of Poland]] | [[Category:History of Poland]] |
Latest revision as of 20:17, 20 May 2023
Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania Królestwo Polskie i Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie Lenkijos Karalystė ir Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė | |
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1569–1795 | |
Poland–Lithuania in 1620 with vassal states in light green | |
Capital | Kraków (de jure) Warsaw (de facto) |
Dominant mode of production | Feudalism |
Government | Elective monarchy |
Area | |
• Total | 1,000,000 km²(1618) |
Population | |
• 1582 estimate | 8,000,000 |
The Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, commonly known as the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, was a large confederation in Eastern Europe that existed from 1569 to 1795. The peasants suffered under feudal exploitation while the aristocracy enjoyed an elected Diet.[1]
History
Partition
In 1795, Catherine Romanov defeated Poland and annexed Lithuania and southern Latvia.[2]
Government
Unlike hereditary monarchies, a council of nobles elected the king of Poland. Serfs had no power in these elections.[3]
References
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (p. 125). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ W. P., Zelda K. Coates (1940). Russia, Finland and the Baltic: 'Russia, Finland and the Baltic States' (p. 15). [PDF] London, England: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd..
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 131). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]