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Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

1385–1795 territorial possessions of the King of Poland

12 dated entries naming Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, drawn from 11 separate years between 1401 CE and 1610 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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15th century

  • 1401March 13 – The Samogitians, supported by Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania, rebel against the Teutonic knights and burn two castles. Vytautas is granted increased autonomy by King Jogaila of the Poland–Lithuania union.source
  • 1402Moldavia becomes a vassal of the Kingdom of Poland in order to protect itself from an invasion by Hungary.source
  • 1413October 2 – The Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania sign the Union of Horodło.source
  • 1433December 15 – The Truce of Leczyca is signed between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order and temporarily ends the Polish–Teutonic War. The Teutons agree to stop their support of the former Lithuanian Grand Duke Švitrigailasource
  • 1454The Statutes of Nieszawa are enacted in Poland.source
  • 1454September 18 – Thirteen Years' War – Battle of Chojnice: The Polish army is defeated by a smaller but more professional Teutonic army.source
  • 1462September 17 – Thirteen Years' War – Battle of Świecino (Battle of Żarnowiec): The Kingdom of Poland defeats the Teutonic Order.source
  • 1500July 14 – The Muscovites defeat the Lithuanians and the Poles in the Battle of Vedrosha.source

16th century

  • 1501December 12 – Grand Duke Aleksandras Jogailaitis, Grand Duke of Lithuania becomes the King of Poland as Aleksander I Jagiellończyk.source
  • 1531August 22 – Battle of Obertyn: The Moldavians are defeated by Polish forces under Jan Tarnowski, allowing the Poles to recapture Pokucie.source
  • 1558October 17 – Postal history of Poland: King Sigismund II Augustus appoints an Italian merchant living in Kraków to organise a consolidated postal service in Poland, the origin of Poczta Polska.source

17th century

  • 1610October 9 – Poland, under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski, takes control of the Kremlin during the Polish–Russian War.source

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