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History Of Poland In The Early Modern Period (1569–1795)
The early modern era of History of Poland, Polish history follows the History of Poland in the Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages. Historians use the term ''Early modern Europe, early modern'' to refer to Early modern period, the period beginning in approximately 1500 AD and lasting until around the Napoleonic Wars in 1800 AD. The ''Nihil novi'' act adopted by the Poland, Polish Sejm, diet in 1505 transferred legislature, legislative power from the List of Polish monarchs, king to the diet. This event marked the beginning of the period known as the "Nobles' Democracy" () or "Nobles' Commonwealth" (). The Sovereign state, state was ruled by the "free and equal" Polish nobility or ''szlachta'', albeit in intense, and at times destabilizing, competition with the Jagiellon dynasty, Jagiellon and then Royal elections in Poland, elective kings. The Union of Lublin of 1569 constituted the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a more closely merged continuation of the already existing personal un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Poland
The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from Lechites, medieval tribes, Christianization of Poland, Christianization and Kingdom of Poland, monarchy; through Polish Golden Age, Poland's Golden Age, Polonization, expansionism and becoming one of the largest Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, European powers; to its Partitions of Poland, collapse and partitions, two world wars, Polish People's Republic, communism, and the restoration of democracy. The roots of Polish history can be traced to Ancient history, ancient times, when the territory of present-day Poland was inhabited by diverse ethnic groups, including Celts, Scythians, Sarmatians, Slavs, Balts and Germanic peoples. However, it was the West Slavs, West Slavic Lechites, the closest ancestors of ethnic Polish people, Poles, who established permanent settlements during the Early Middle Ages. The Lechitic Polans (western), Western Polans, a tribe whose name denotes "people living in open fields", dominated the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
