Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons lasted from 1385 to 1569. It was created by the accession of Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Polish throne in 1386. The Union of Krewo united Poland and Lithuania into one monarchy. The union was confirmed but also transformed into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Union of Lublin in 1569. This was shortly followed by the end of the Jagiellon dynasty that had ruled Poland for two centuries.
Kingdom of Poland Królestwo Polskie | |||||||||
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| 1385–1569 | |||||||||
 Poland and Lithuania in 1526 | |||||||||
| Capital | Cracow | ||||||||
| Common languages | Polish, Latin, Ruthenian | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Polish, Pole | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1386–1434 | Wladislaus II Jagiełło (first) | ||||||||
• 1548–1572 | Sigismund II Augustus (last) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czech Republic | ||||||||
Kingdom Of Poland (1385–1569) Media
Bogurodzica - Collegium Vocale
Singers: Educatus Mixed Choir, Conductor: Adam Korzeniowski
St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów as the patron of the Kingdom of Poland
‘King on majesty’, iIlumination from the Gradual of John I Albert by Maciej of Drohiczyn, initial ‘K’, ca. 1501.
‘The King in majesty’, miniature from Erazm Ciołek's Pontifical, ca. 1510
Banner of Poland and Lithuania in the chronicle of the Council of Constance (1416)
First page of the original Constitution
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, 1635
