Polity · 1572 CE – 1793 CE
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Regnum Poloniae Magnusque Ducatus Lithuaniae · Res Publica Utriusque Nationis · Rzeczpospolita Korony Polskiej i Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego
- Peak recorded area
- 950,875 km²
- 1612 CE
- Rulers on record
- 14
- from 1507 CE
- Data series
- 2
- 1651 CE–1651 CE
Overview
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic, was a federative real union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, existing from 1569 to 1795. This state was among the largest, most populated countries of 16th- to 18th-century Europe. At its peak in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth spanned approximately 1,000,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi) and supported a multi-ethnic population of around 12 million as of 1618.
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Territory
46 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1793 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Battle Count | 1battles1651 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Scale Avg | 3Lehmann-Zhukov 1-51651 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
Rulers
14 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Sigismund I the OldKing of Poland1507 CE – 1548 CE
- Sigismund II AugustusKing of Poland1530 CE – 1572 CE
- Henry III of FranceKing of Poland1573 CE – 1574 CE
- Anna JagiellonKing of Poland1575 CE – 1596 CE
- Stephen BáthoryKing of Poland1576 CE – 1586 CE
- Sigismund III VasaKing of Poland1587 CE – 1632 CE
- Władysław IV VasaKing of Poland1632 CE – 1648 CE
- John II Casimir VasaKing of Poland1648 CE – 1668 CE
- Michał Korybut WiśniowieckiKing of Poland1669 CE – 1673 CE
- John III SobieskiKing of Poland1674 CE – 1696 CE
- Augustus II the StrongKing of Poland1697 CE – 1706 CE
- Stanisław LeszczyńskiKing of Poland1704 CE – 1709 CE
- Augustus III of PolandKing of Poland1733 CE – 1763 CE
- Stanisław August PoniatowskiKing of Poland1764 CE – 1795 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Latin, Polish, Ruthenian
- Currency
- złoty (PLZ), Polish złoty
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3)v3
Brecke, P. Conflict Catalog (Historical Conflict Events Dataset), digitized v3.
Academic use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.