Commonwealth of Both Nations

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The Commonwealth of Both Nations was a dual-state union of Poland and Lithuania (1569–1795) known for its elective monarchy, noble democracy, and significant influence in early modern Europe.

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Commonwealth of Both Nations canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern state
federal monarchy
historical polity
alsoKnownAs Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Rzeczpospolita
Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów
capital Kraków
Warsaw
continent Europe
country Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
currency złoty
dateFormed 1569-07-01
dissolutionCause Partitions of Poland
endTime 1795
ethnicGroup Jews
Lithuanians
Poles
Ruthenians
linked to: Ukrainians
followedBy Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire
formedByTreaty Union of Lublin
governmentType aristocratic republic
elective monarchy
noble democracy
headOfStateTitle Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
legislature Sejm
locatedIn Central Europe
Eastern Europe
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of the Sejm
linked to: Sejm
majorReform Constitution of 3 May 1791
neighboringState Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Sweden
Ottoman Empire
Tsardom of Russia
notableConflict Deluge
Great Northern War
Khmelnytsky Uprising
notableDynasty Jagiellonian dynasty
Vasa dynasty
Wettin dynasty
linked to: House of Wettin
notableLaw Henrician Articles
Pacta conventa
officialLanguage Latin
Polish
Ruthenian
partitionedBy Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Russian Empire
politicalSystemFeature Golden Liberty
liberum veto
precededBy Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
startTime 1569
timePeriod early modern period
upperHouse Senate of the Commonwealth

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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth alsoKnownAs Commonwealth of Both Nations