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Apr 30, 2024 · This event, known as the Baptism of Poland, is considered foundational to the Polish state. Mieszko's reign also marked the beginning of Poland's expansion into territories like Lesser Poland, the Vistulan lands, and Silesia, which were integral in forming a territory approximating modern-day Poland.
2 days ago · The Kingdom of Bohemia (Czech: České království), sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe. It was the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic. The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire.
2 days ago · Silesia (Polish: Śląsk) was not within the Commonwealth, but small parts belonged to various Commonwealth kings; in particular, the Vasa kings were dukes of Opole (Oppeln), Prudnik (Neustadt) and Racibórz (Ratibor) from 1645 to 1666.
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May 13, 2024 · One has to remember that Poland virtually did not exist between 1795 (the date of the last partition) and 1918, with small gaps for the Duchy of Warsaw and the Kingdom of Poland. The 1920 citizenship law introduced Polish citizenship for all inhabitants of the former German, Austrian and Russian partitions which became Poland again.
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May 9, 2024 · Józef Piłsudski (born December 5, 1867, Żułów, Poland, Russian Empire [now in Lithuania]—died May 12, 1935, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish revolutionary and statesman, the first chief of state (1918–22) of the newly independent Poland established in November 1918.
May 12, 2024 · The multinational population of Warsaw was transformed as a result of World War II, and today the city is composed almost entirely of Poles. For centuries, though, Warsaw was a place where the Polish-speaking Roman Catholic majority lived alongside Jews, Germans, and Russians.
10 hours ago · The largest Italian state, the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, with its 8 million inhabitants, seemed aloof and indifferent: Sicily and Naples had once been ruled by Spain, and it had always been foreign to the rest of Italy.
