Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)

Kingdom of Poland
Królestwo Polskie (pl)
Regnum Poloniae (la)

1385–1569
Royal Banner Royal Coat of arms
Motto
Nic o nas bez nas
"Nothing about us without us"
Anthem
Gaude Mater Polonia[1]
"Rejoice, oh Mother Poland"
The Kingdom of Poland between 1386 & 1434.
Capital Kraków
Languages Polish, Latin
Religion Roman Catholic
Government Hereditary Monarchy
Monarch
   1385–1389 Jadwiga (first)
  1548–1569 Sigismund II (last)
Legislature Sejmik
   Privy Council Senate
Historical era Middle Ages
   Union of Krewo 14 August 1385
  Statute adopted 3 May 1505
   Union with Lithuania 1 July 1569
Currency Ducats, Rhenish guilders
Polish złoty (from 1496)
Red złoty (from 1526)
Today part of  Belarus
 Moldova
 Poland
 Romania
 Transnistria
 Ukraine

The Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Królestwo Polskie; Latin: Regnum Poloniae), was the Polish state created by the Union of Krewo, uniting Poland and Lithuania under the rule of a single monarch. Later, elected monarchs of both states happened to be the same persons, or members of the same royal family. The union was transformed to a closer one by the Union of Lublin in 1569, which was shortly followed by the end of the Jagiellon dynasty that had ruled Poland for two centuries.

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