Kingdom of Poland (Jagiellonian)

Kingdom of Poland (Jagiellonian) was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1386 to 1569 CE, about 183 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

Queen Jadwiga married Jogaila of Lithuania in 1386, joining the two realms. Their army crushed the Teutonic Knights at Grunwald in 1410, and Copernicus studied in Krakow.

See Kingdom of Poland (Jagiellonian) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1386 to 1569 CE

Duration

183 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Krakow

Came from

• Kingdom of Poland (Piast) 1025 to 1370 CE

Became

• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569 to 1795 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1450 Gutenberg's printing press
• 1453 Fall of Constantinople
• 1492 Fall of Granada and Columbus's voyage
• 1517 Luther's Ninety-five Theses

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• Spanish Empire (Habsburg Spain) 1516 to 1700 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America

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