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Chronological outline of Polish History
12021-01-19T10:56:39-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5911Baedeker timelinetimeline2021-01-20T10:07:44-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Note: This material can be found on pages 1 and 2 of the Handbook.
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12021-01-19T10:51:51-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Mieczyslaw I5the fourth successor of Piast, leader of the Poles in the Vistula regionplain2021-01-19T10:57:39-05:00962 - 992Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T10:58:39-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Introduction of Christianity2plain2021-01-19T10:59:01-05:00966Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:00:57-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Boleslaus I Chrobry (the Bold)2founder of the Polish Kingdomplain2021-01-19T11:04:08-05:00992 - 1025Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:01:44-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Boleslaus III Krzywousty ('Wry Mouth')3At his death he divides the kingdom among his four sons.plain2021-01-19T11:06:07-05:001102 - 1139Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:03:30-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Mongol invasion. Battle of Liegnitz2plain2021-01-19T11:04:42-05:001241Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:02:31-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Wladislaus I Lokietek (the Short)2builds up the dominionplain2021-01-19T11:05:10-05:001306 - 1333Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:03:08-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Cracow becomes royal residence2henceforth the Polish kings are crowned thereplain2021-01-19T11:05:39-05:001320 - 1610Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:06:54-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Casimir III (the Great)2plain2021-01-19T11:08:20-05:001333 - 1370Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:07:49-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Wladislaus II Jagiello, Grand Prince of Lithuania2marries Jadwiga, daughter of Louis of Hungary (d.1382)plain2021-01-19T11:08:38-05:001386 - 1434Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:09:25-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Victory over the Teutonic Order at Tannenberg2plain2021-01-19T11:09:43-05:001410Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:11:00-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Sigismund I2fourth son of Casimir IVplain2021-01-19T11:20:25-05:001506 - 1548Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:11:33-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Union of Poland and Lithuania2plain2021-01-19T11:21:05-05:001569Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:12:20-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Stephen Bathory2Successful campaigns against Russia; treaty of Zapolye, 1582; Counter-Reformation.plain2021-01-19T11:21:24-05:001575 - 1586Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:12:50-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Sigismund III2son of John III of Sweden and of Catherine, sister of Sigismund IIplain2021-01-19T11:21:43-05:001587 - 1632Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:13:09-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5John III Sobieski2plain2021-01-19T11:22:08-05:001674 - 1696Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:13:32-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Defeat of the Turks at Vienna2plain2021-01-19T11:22:27-05:001683Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:14:06-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Augustus II (the Strong)2Elector of Saxony. Northern War.plain2021-01-19T11:22:50-05:001697 - 1733Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:15:56-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Augustus III2Brühl, chief minister and favoriteplain2021-01-19T11:23:10-05:001733 - 1763Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:16:37-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Stanislaus II Poniatowski2died 1798plain2021-01-19T11:23:33-05:001763 - 1795Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:17:55-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Third Partition2Poland loses its independence.plain2021-01-19T11:24:57-05:001795Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12021-01-19T11:18:13-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Union of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw with Russia2plain2021-01-19T11:25:28-05:001815Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
