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Poland's written history begins with the reign of [[Mieszko I]], who accepted [[Christianity]] for himself and his kingdom in AD 966. The Polish state reached its zenith under the [[Jagiellonian dynasty]] in the years following the union with [[Lithuania]] in 1386 and the subsequent defeat of the [[Teutonic Knights]] at Grunwald in 1410. The Union of Lublin united the [[Kingdom Poland|Kingdom of Poland]] and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on July 1, 1569, in Lublin, Poland which created a single state known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Polish Commonwealth was at one point the largest country in Europe, covering much of what is today Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland. The Polish experienced their Golden Age during the 16th century.
Poland's written history begins with the reign of [[Mieszko I]], who accepted [[Christianity]] for himself and his kingdom in AD 966. The Polish state reached its zenith under the [[Jagiellonian dynasty]] in the years following the union with [[Lithuania]] in 1386 and the subsequent defeat of the [[Teutonic Knights]] at Grunwald in 1410. The Union of Lublin united the [[Kingdom Poland|Kingdom of Poland]] and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on July 1, 1569, in Lublin, Poland which created a single state known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Polish Commonwealth was at one point the largest country in Europe, covering much of what is today Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland. The Polish experienced their Golden Age during the 16th century.
==Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth==
==Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth==
[[File:PolishLithuanian Commonwealth.PNG|right|350px|thumb|The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at one time stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea. 21st century [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s call the territory the '[[Intermarium]]' ('Between the Seas').]]
Historical Poland (in fact, the Polish-Lithuanian Republic of Two Nations) became divided during the three partitions in 1772, 1793, and 1795 between the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], the Habsburg Monarchy (later [[Austrian Empire]] and [[Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy]]), and the [[Russian Empire]]. At that time, the rulers of all these three states which divided Poland-Lithuania (the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) were of ethnic [[German]] origin – [[Frederick the Great]] of Prussia, [[Catherine the Great]] of Russia, and [[Joseph II]] of Austria. It means that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (established in 1569 by the Union of Lublin), or the '''Republic of Two Nations''' was partitioned by the mutual agreement of the three ethnic German monarchs (one [[Roman Catholic]], one [[Protestant]] and one originally Protestant, later [[Orthodox]]).
Historical Poland (in fact, the Polish-Lithuanian Republic of Two Nations) became divided during the three partitions in 1772, 1793, and 1795 between the [[Kingdom of Prussia]], the Habsburg Monarchy (later [[Austrian Empire]] and [[Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy]]), and the [[Russian Empire]]. At that time, the rulers of all these three states which divided Poland-Lithuania (the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) were of ethnic [[German]] origin – [[Frederick the Great]] of Prussia, [[Catherine the Great]] of Russia, and [[Joseph II]] of Austria. It means that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (established in 1569 by the Union of Lublin), or the '''Republic of Two Nations''' was partitioned by the mutual agreement of the three ethnic German monarchs (one [[Roman Catholic]], one [[Protestant]] and one originally Protestant, later [[Orthodox]]).