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2 days ago · Poland–Lithuania, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania [a] and also referred to as the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth [b] or the First Polish Republic, [c] [10] [11] was a bi- confederal [12] state, sometimes called a federation, [13] of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real union, who ...
1 day ago · The history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1648–1764) covers a period in the history of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from the time their joint state became the theater of wars and invasions fought on a great scale in the middle of the 17th century, to the time just before the election of Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
3 days ago · Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe [c] between 1867 and 1918. Austria-Hungary was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states with a single monarch who was titled both emperor of Austria and King of ...
4 days ago · John II Casimir (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza; German: Johann II.Kasimir Wasa; Lithuanian: Jonas Kazimieras Vaza (22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Opole in Upper Silesia, and titular King of Sweden 1648–1660.
3 days ago · Thomas Gallentine, merchant burgher, inhabitant of Gdansk and subject of the king of Poland. PC 1/1 f. 21 (1692) William Fuller, gentleman. SP 32/4 f. 26 (1692) The officers, innkeepers, and clothiers that served in, quartered, and clothed the army in 1677. SP 32/4 f. 27 (1692) Robert Maynwaring and others, poor or alms knights of Windsor.
3 days ago · Then, in Feb. of 1982, he began celebrating Mass on the last Sunday of every month for the freedom of Poland. He based his pastoral activities and teachings on the message, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Rom. 12:21), the teachings of Pope John Paul II and Primate Stefan Wyszynski, as well as steadfastness ...
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May 29, 2024 · The name of Andrew Bobola is relatively unknown in the West. However, this Jesuit priest and martyr from Poland, canonized in 1938, figures prominently in the glorious pantheon of Catholic saints and could play an important intercessory role in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine — and subsequently between Christian Churches.
