Union of Vilnius and Radom

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The Union of Vilnius and Radom was a 1401 political agreement that redefined the relationship between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, confirming their alliance while preserving Lithuania’s autonomy under Vytautas the Great.

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Label Occurrences
Union of Vilnius and Radom canonical 8

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political agreement ⓘ
union treaty ⓘ
aimedAt coordinating policy against the Teutonic Order ⓘ
associatedCity Radom ⓘ
Vilnius ⓘ
associatedPerson Vytautas the Great ⓘ
Władysław II Jagiełło ⓘ
category History of Lithuania (Grand Duchy period) ⓘ
History of Poland (1386–1572) ⓘ
confirmed Christianization of Lithuania under Jogaila ⓘ
confirmedBy Grand Duke Vytautas the Great ⓘ
linked to: Vytautas the Great

King Władysław II Jagiełło ⓘ
Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
Polish nobility ⓘ
confirmedPositionOf Vytautas the Great as de facto ruler of Lithuania ⓘ
contextOf Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic conflicts ⓘ
countryInvolved Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
dateSigned 1401 ⓘ
definedTitleAs Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
ensured continuity of the Polish–Lithuanian union ⓘ
followedBy Union of Horodło ⓘ
follows Union of Krewo ⓘ
Union of Ostrów ⓘ
grantedTitleTo Vytautas the Great ⓘ
historicalRegion Central Europe ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
limitedRightOf Vytautas the Great to conduct independent foreign policy ⓘ
partOf series of Polish–Lithuanian union acts ⓘ
politicalEffect legitimized Vytautas’s authority among Lithuanian nobles ⓘ
reduced risk of Lithuanian secession from union with Poland ⓘ
strengthened position of Jagiełło in Poland ⓘ
precedes formation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
preservedAutonomyOf Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
recognizedSupremacyOf Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
King Władysław II Jagiełło ⓘ
regulatedSuccessionOf Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
relatedTo Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
signedIn Radom ⓘ
Vilnius ⓘ
stipulatedThat after Vytautas’s death Lithuania would revert to the direct rule of the Polish king unless otherwise agreed ⓘ
strengthened Polish–Lithuanian alliance ⓘ
typeOfAlliance personal union ⓘ
year 1401 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Vytautas the Great → signed → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Union of Lublin → precededBy → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Union of Krewo → followedBy → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Union of Horodło → predecessor → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Treaties of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → hasPart → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian union → hasPart → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian union → significantEvent → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ
Horodło Union → follows → Union of Vilnius and Radom ⓘ