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→Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or Republic of the Two Nations {''Rzeczpospolita'') as it was known stretched controlled around half of [[Estonia]] from 1561-1629, after which it was ceded to [[Sweden]]. It still stretched as far north as parts of [[Latvia]], which remained under its control till the Third Partition in 1795. What is presently the [[nation-state]] of Lithuania was also part of the Commonwealth.
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or Republic of the Two Nations {''Rzeczpospolita'') as it was known stretched controlled around half of [[Estonia]] from 1561-1629, after which it was ceded to [[Sweden]]. It still stretched as far north as parts of [[Latvia]], which remained under its control till the Third Partition in 1795. What is presently the [[nation-state]] of Lithuania was also part of the Commonwealth.
==Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth==
==Polish Partitions==
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]]).