Pastlasby Oleh Voronko

State · 1569 – 1795

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

A state of 1569 – 1795 — 226 years in Europe. It replaced Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) and followed Polish–Lithuanian union. It was replaced by Duchy of Warsaw and followed by Cossack Hetmanate. The atlas records 239 things within it — wars and battles 123 · unrest and atrocity 4 · treaties 17 · people 95. Its line of rulers holds 16 people, 13 with dated terms. Its own article says it was partitioned.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.

Stood
226 years
1569 – 1795
Rulers
16
the King of Poland
Most ground
947,100 km²
in 1612
Within it
239
recorded rows
Symbols
5
on record, with years
Map: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1612, its borders in gold among its neighbours
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1612, when it held the most ground the borders dataset draws for it: 947,100 km². Its neighbours wear their tints, as on the atlas's own map. Borders from Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0), coast and rivers from Natural Earth, cities from Reba, Reitsma & Seto 2016 (CC BY 4.0), each city under the name it bore that year.
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1612, at its largest

1612 · at its largest · 947,100 km²

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1792, last mapped

1792 · last mapped · 221,400 km²

The rise and the fall in one frame: the same ground at the years the borders dataset first maps it, maps it largest, and last maps it.

Where it sits in time

3000 BCE2000 BCE1000 BCE110002000Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569): 1386 – 1569Polish–Lithuanian union: 1385 – 1569Duchy of Warsaw: 1807 – 1815Cossack Hetmanate: 1648 – 1764Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: 1569 – 1795

Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.

Before and after

The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.

Before it

After it

How it ended, as its article says

Partitioned. Read from the article's section “History - Partitions (1772–1795)” by its grammar; the claim is only that the article says so.

The country was partitioned in three stages by the Russian Empire, the German Kingdom of Prussia, and the Austrian Habsburg monarchy.

One sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rulers

The line of King of Poland - the office this state names as its head of state.

Sigismund II Augustus · 1530 – 1572 · died a natural deathHenry III of France · 1573 – 1574 · deposed or killedAnna Jagiellon · 1575 – 1596 · died a natural deathStephen Báthory · 1576 – 1586 · died a natural deathSigismund III Vasa · 1587 – 1632 · died a natural deathWładysław IV Vasa · 1632 – 1648 · died a natural deathJohn II Casimir Vasa · 1648 – 1668 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki · 1669 – 1673 · died a natural deathJohn III Sobieski · 1674 – 1696 · died a natural deathAugustus II the Strong · 1697 – 1706 · deposed or killedStanisław Leszczyński · 1704 – 1709 · deposed or killedAugustus II the Strong · 1709 – 1733 · died a natural deathStanisław Leszczyński · 1733 – 1736 · deposed or killedAugustus III of Poland · 1733 – 1763 · died a natural deathStanisław August Poniatowski · 1764 – 1795 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural death1600165017001750
deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared throne
RulerReignLengthHow it ended · sourceTo the ruler before
Sigismund II Augustus1530 – 157242 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Henry III of France1573 – 15741 yeardeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Anna Jagiellon1575 – 159621 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Stephen Báthory1576 – 158610 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellspouse
Sigismund III Vasa1587 – 163245 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Władysław IV Vasa1632 – 164816 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John II Casimir Vasa1648 – 166820 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki1669 – 16734 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
John III Sobieski1674 – 169622 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Augustus II the Strong1697 – 17069 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Stanisław Leszczyński1704 – 17095 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Augustus II the Strong1709 – 173324 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Stanisław Leszczyński1733 – 17363 yearsdeposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Augustus III of Poland1733 – 176330 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Stanisław August Poniatowski1764 – 179531 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

16 rulers, 13 with terms dated as terms, covering 1530 – 1795. Median reign 20 years. 7 of 14 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.

Ground held, by year

km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.

1600165017001750

774,100 km² in 1579, 530,800 km² in 1789; at its largest 936,300 km² in 1619. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.

Flags and arms, in order

Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.

  • Flaga Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow ogolna
    flag, undatedFlaga Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow ogolna · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Flaga_Rzeczpospolitej_Obojga_Narodow.svg : Olek Remesz (wiki-pl: Orem , commons: Orem ) d…
  • Coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
    coat of arms, undatedCoat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Avalokitesvara This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape . using , by S…
  • Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy
    flag, undatedChorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Olek Remesz (wiki-pl: Orem , commons: Orem )
  • Lob Rech Pospolita
    coat of arms, undatedLob Rech Pospolita · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Лобачев Владимир . Base colors: File:Tapestry with the coats of arms of Poland (White Eag…
  • Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow (Alex K)
    coat of arms, undatedHerb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow (Alex K) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alex Tora

What happened within it, by century

Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.

1500 – 1599: 17 recorded — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 15 other15001600 – 1699: 139 recorded — 86 wars and battles, 2 risings, regime changes and massacres, 51 other16001700 – 1799: 83 recorded — 35 wars and battles, 2 risings, regime changes and massacres, 46 other1700

1500 – 159917 rows · 2 wars and battles

and 9 more in the atlas.

1600 – 1699139 rows · 86 wars and battles · 2 risings, regime changes and massacres

and 131 more in the atlas.

1700 – 179983 rows · 35 wars and battles · 2 risings, regime changes and massacres

and 75 more in the atlas.

Among all states

Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.

  • How long it stood226 years

    stood longer than 66% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.

  • The most ground it held947,100 km²

    held more ground at its peak than 84% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.

  • Wars recorded per century4.4

    had more wars on record per century than 99% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.

  • How long a reign lasted, at the median20 years

    had longer reigns, at the median, than 62% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.

  • Rulers on record16

    has more rulers on record than 89% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.

What led to it, and what came of it

The investigation's own picture: 45 causes the record names and 1 result, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.

Polish–Lithuanian union · Linked · 1385 – 1569Polish–Lithuanian unionKingdom of Poland (1385–1569) · Linked · 1386 – 1569Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)Ottoman–Habsburg wars · Linked · 1526 – 1791Ottoman–Habsburg warsLivonian War · Linked · 1558 – 1583Livonian WarMykhailo Doroshenko · Coincidence · 1505 – 1628Mykhailo DoroshenkoIvan Fyodorov · Coincidence · 1510 – 1583Ivan FyodorovPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · 1569 – 1795Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthDuchy of Warsaw · Linked · 1807 – 1815Duchy of Warsaw14001500160017001800
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Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.

Open in the atlas

Wikidata Q172107 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · one sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.