Union of Lublin
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is created.
- Year
- 1569
- Place
- Lublin
- Domain
- Wydarzenie polityczne
The Sejm in Lublin concluded a real union of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Why it matters
One of the largest states of the Europe of its time is joined under a common parliament.