Union of Krewo

E283631

dynastic union historical treaty personal union agreement

The Union of Krewo was a 1385 dynastic agreement that initiated the personal union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, laying groundwork for the later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Union of Krewo canonical	21
Union of Krewo (1385)	1
Union of Krewo and subsequent Polish–Lithuanian unions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2636682 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Union of Krewo
Context triple: [Grand Duchy of Lithuania, unionEvent, Union of Krewo]

A. Kingdom of Poland
The Kingdom of Poland was a medieval and early modern European state that emerged as a major political and military power in Central Europe, playing a key role in regional conflicts and the shaping of European history.
B. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dual-state union of Poland and Lithuania that existed from 1569 to 1795, known for its elective monarchy, noble democracy, and significant influence in Central and Eastern Europe.
C. Union of Lublin
The Union of Lublin was a 1569 political agreement that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single federative state.
D. Union of Polish Towns
The Union of Polish Towns is an association that represents and advocates for the interests of municipalities and urban communities across Poland.
E. Kalmar Union
The Kalmar Union was a late medieval political union that united the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (including their overseas territories) under a single monarch from 1397 to the early 16th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Union of Krewo
Target entity description: The Union of Krewo was a 1385 dynastic agreement that initiated the personal union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, laying groundwork for the later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

A. Kingdom of Poland
The Kingdom of Poland was a medieval and early modern European state that emerged as a major political and military power in Central Europe, playing a key role in regional conflicts and the shaping of European history.
B. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dual-state union of Poland and Lithuania that existed from 1569 to 1795, known for its elective monarchy, noble democracy, and significant influence in Central and Eastern Europe.
C. Union of Lublin
The Union of Lublin was a 1569 political agreement that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single federative state.
D. Union of Polish Towns
The Union of Polish Towns is an association that represents and advocates for the interests of municipalities and urban communities across Poland.
E. Kalmar Union
The Kalmar Union was a late medieval political union that united the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (including their overseas territories) under a single monarch from 1397 to the early 16th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dynastic union ⓘ historical treaty ⓘ personal union agreement ⓘ
aimedAt	creating a common front against the Teutonic Knights ⓘ dynastic union of Poland and Lithuania ⓘ ending Lithuanian paganism ⓘ
alternativeName	Act of Krewo ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Jadwiga of Poland ⓘ Jogaila ⓘ
conditionIncluded	conversion of Jogaila and his subjects to Roman Catholicism ⓘ marriage of Jogaila to Queen Jadwiga of Poland ⓘ release of Polish prisoners held by Lithuanians ⓘ restitution of lands taken from the Polish Crown ⓘ union of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under one ruler ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
countryInvolved	Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
date	1385 ⓘ
followedBy	Union of Horodło ⓘ Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
historicalRegion	Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
initiated	personal union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
laidGroundworkFor	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
languageOfDocument	Latin ⓘ
legalForm	charter ⓘ
location	Krewo ⓘ
politicalSignificance	began long-term Polish–Lithuanian political integration ⓘ strengthened Poland and Lithuania against the Teutonic Order ⓘ
predecessorOf	Union of Lublin ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Kreva, Belarus ⓘ
relatedConflict	wars with the Teutonic Order ⓘ
relatedEntity	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ
religiousAspect	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
resultedIn	Christianization of Lithuania ⓘ accession of Jogaila to the Polish throne ⓘ baptism of Jogaila ⓘ personal union of Poland and Lithuania ⓘ
signedBy	Jogaila ⓘ Polish envoys ⓘ
signedUnderRulerOfLithuania	Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ linked to: Jogaila
signedUnderRulerOfPoland	Jadwiga of Poland ⓘ
timePeriod	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
year	1385 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Duchy of Lithuania → unionEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Jagiellonian dynasty → notableEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Kingdom of Poland → unionEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Grand Duke of Lithuania → associatedWithEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Jogaila → notableEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Jogaila → signed → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Union of Lublin → precededBy → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Union of Horodło → predecessor → Union of Krewo ⓘ

History of Lithuania → includesTopic → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Władysław II Jagiełło → event → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Władysław II Jagiełło → signed → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Christianization of Lithuania → significantEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

History of Poland–Lithuania → coversEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Treaties of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → hasPart → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Gediminid dynasty → notableEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Polish–Lithuanian union → hasPart → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Polish–Lithuanian union → significantEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Battle of the Vorskla River → relatedEvent → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) → followedBy → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Union of Vilnius and Radom → follows → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Polish–Lithuanian expansion eastward → hasComponent → Union of Krewo and subsequent Polish–Lithuanian unions ⓘ

linked to: Union of Krewo

Horodło Union → follows → Union of Krewo ⓘ

Medieval Central Europe → hasKeyEvent → Union of Krewo (1385) ⓘ