Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Res Publica Serenissima Regno Poloniae i Magno Ducati Lithuaniae

The Jagiellon Era of (1385-1569) refers to the union of Poland with Lithuania by the Lithuanian grand duke Jogaila. The partnership proved profitable for the Poles and Lithuanians, who played a dominant role in one of the most powerful empires in Europe for the next three centuries
Poland-Lithuania (1569 - 1795)
PolishLithuanian Commonwealth at its greatest extent The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, also known as the First Polish Commonwealth, (Polish: Pierwsza Rzeczpospolita Polska or Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów (Commonwealth of Both Nations); Lithuanian: Abiejų tautų respublika) or as the "First Commonwealth," was one of the largest, most powerful and most populous countries in 16th, 17th, and 18th century Europe. Its political structure — that of a semi-federal, semi-confederal aristocratic republic — was formed in 1569 by the Union of Lublin, which united the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and lasted in this form until the adoption of the Constitution of May 3, 1791.
The Polish-Lithuanian democracy was unique in Europe ruled by absolute kings. Full of tolerance and freedom, the country became a home of many nations, including Poles, Lithuanians, Ruthenians, Tatars, Armenians, Germans... Jews, who were persecuted in the rest of Europe, found here a sanctuary. There were no religious wars at all.
This mighty kingdom had been succesfully defending christian Europe against Turks for a few centuries, although there were also many Muslims living peacefully in its territory.

Although all kings before 1573 were Jagiellons, they had to obtain a parliament allowance to become a king. Since 1573 every nobleman could become a king thanks to so called "free election", where every nobleman could vote.
The noblemen of the republic were 10% of all population (as a matter of fact, in other European countries 3%) and all of them were equal.

The 17th century saw fierce rivalry between the then major Eastern European powers Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. At its heyday, the Commonwealth comprised the territories of present-day Poland, and large parts of Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia, and represented a major European power. However, by the end of the 18th century a series of internal conflicts and wars with foreign enemies led to the dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the partitioning of most of its dependent territories among other European powers
In the mid-seventeenth century, a Swedish invasion ("The Deluge") and the Cossacks' Chmielnicki Uprising which ravaged the country marked the end of the golden age.
The reforms, particularly those of the Great Sejm, which passed the Constitution of May 3, 1791, the world's second modern constitution and the first in Europe, were thwarted with the three partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, and 1795) which culminated in Poland's being erased from the map of Europe and its territories being divided between Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_powers

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[HetmanWielkiKoronny7]

6:03 gdzie jest zrobione to zdjęcie?? Czy to zamek Jana II Sobieskiego w Wilanowie?

[wawa23tomek]

@HetmanWielkiKoronny7 nie jest to herb korony Króla III Sobieskiego w Wilnie w części centralnej jest jego oznaczenie rodowe np. w heraldyce ród Vazów miał bardzo podobny herb koronny różnił się tylko częścią centralną vazowie mieli snopek zboża

[kurepinn]

very good video.

[DrSniperLT]

@panzza1000 Is giant ass.

[PolishWingedHussar10]

@licicaviki Very true and correct. Not only poles had elected a lithuanian as their new king but even lithuanian nobility willingly accepted polish language and culture and in the course of next two centuries almost 75% of lithuanian nobility became polonized and highlitghted polish as their mother tongue and now they are blamin it on us. I personally have polish lithuanian roots and grandfather from fathers side was pole of lithuanian descend and Im very proud of it and my lithuanian surname

[bigrobcanuck]

@OR3NG

I guess its just that the Teutonic Order was such a power in the region that terrorized and had its way for so long that it was a sort of comeuppance. At this point in history Poland and Lithuania were the underdogs so even though they had amassed a larger force, the Teutonic knights had many of Europe's finest riding with them in a quest for glory.  One could argue that the outcome of this battle marked somewhat of a turning point in Central-Eastern European power dynamics.

[OR3NG]

@bigrobcanuck Yes I agree that it was a combined victory and it's quite stupid to argue otherwise. However, Id say 2 against 1 is hardly a glorious victoy for PL-LT, and the whole battle seems to be overated. I never really fully understood why people are so mesmerized by it.

[bigrobcanuck]

@OR3NG

Since you wish to be technical about it then yes, he was and the top two leaders were Lithuanian. Since we are being technical about this, they were leading an army of mostly Poles as almost all historians agree that the combined force was roughly two thirds Polish and one third Lithuanian. I won't go so far as to claim that since Poles made up the vast majority of forces in the field that it was then mostly a Polish victory. We all know that both Poles and Lithuanians share the glory.

[OR3NG]

@bigrobcanuck he may be king of poland but hes still lithuanian, right? In that case whole battle was led by lithuanian commanders.

[bigrobcanuck]

@JuskaVytautas

Vytautas was second in command to his cousin, Grand Duke Jogailla, who at the time of Grunwald was also known as Władysław Jagiełło, King of Poland. It was Jagiełło who was commander of Polish and Lithuanian forces that day.

[JuskaVytautas]

Polish led i all wars? Don't lie. Vytautas, the lithuanian's grand duke, led to victory in Grunwald

[HetmanWielkiKoronny7]

@wawa23tomek Tak koelgo wiem ,że to Króla III Sobieskiego tylko nie wiedziałem gdzie to sie znajduje:)