Treaty of Radnot was a treaty signed during the Second Northern War in Radnot in Transylvania (now Iernut in Romania) on 6 December 1656. The treaty divided the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between the signing parties. According to the treaty: *

Charles X Gustav of Sweden Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav ( sv, Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. Afte ...

was to receive Royal Prussia, Kujawy, northern Masovia, Samogitia,

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and Inflanty. *

Bogusław Radziwiłł Bogusław Radziwiłł ( lt, Boguslavas Radvila; 3 May 1620 – 31 December 1669) was a Polish princely magnate and a member of the Polish-Lithuanian ''szlachta'', or nobility. He was of the Radziwiłł magnate family. By birth he was an I ...

was to receive the Nowogródek Voivodeship. * Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg was to receive

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. *

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was to receive south-eastern parts of the Kingdom of Poland (territories between Batoh and

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). * George II Rákóczi was to receive southern Polish territories, mostly Lesser Poland (including Kraków). One of the main results of the treaty was that George II Rákóczi invaded the Commonwealth in January 1657. The changing geopolitical situation prevented the treaty from ever being fully implemented as the Commonwealth recovered and repulsed the invaders. The treaty is seen as a precursor to the 18th-century

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References

*Robert I. Frost, ''After the Deluge: Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern War, 1655-1660'', Cambridge University Press, 2004,
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*William Young, ''International Politics and Warfare in the Age of Louis XIV and Peter the Great: A Guide to the Historical Literature'', iUniverse, 2004,
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Second Northern War 1656 treaties Treaties of the Swedish Empire Radnot 1656 in Europe 1656 in Sweden {{Ukraine-hist-stub