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The Union of Lublin 1569: Poland and Lithuania Join
In 1569, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was born at the Union of Lublin, creating one of the largest and most unusual states in early modern Europe. This episode explores the negotiations between King Zygmunt II August and the Lithuanian nobility, the fierce debates over territory and sovereignty, and the final Act of Union that merged two realms into a single Commonwealth with a shared monarch, parliament, and currency—but separate laws, armies, and treasuries. We trace the path from the personal union first forged at Krewo in 1385 through long centuries of cooperation and conflict…
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