Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Dual Monarchy in Eastern Europe (1569-1795)
Location: Eastern Europe
Capital City: Kraków (1569-1596), Warsaw (1596-1795)
Government type: Elective Dual Monarchy
Main languages: Polish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Yiddish, Ukrainian, German
Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Judaism
Chronology
1569: Union of Lublin, Poland and Lithuania united as a dual monarchy
1574-1575: Personal Union with France
1592-1599: Personal Union with Sweden
1610-1612: Personal Union with Russia
1655-1660: Occupied by Russia and Sweden
1697-1704: Personal Union with Saxony
1702-1710: Occupied by Sweden
1709-1733: Personal Union with Saxony
1734-1763: Personal Union with Saxony
1768-1772: Civil War against the Confederation of Bar
1772: First Partition of Poland by Prussia, Russia, and Austria
1793: Second Partition of Poland by Prussia, and Russia
1795: Third Partition of Poland by Prussia, Russia, and Austria, Commonwealth dissolved
Currency
Złoty (1569-1795)
1 Złoty = 5 Szóstak = 10 Trojak = 20 Półtorak = 30 Grosz = 60 Półgrosz/Polker = 90 Szeląg = 180 Ternar/Trzeciak = 540 Denars/Halerz = 1080 Obols • 1 Ort = 18 Grosz • 1 Taler = 8 Złoty
Coins from Poland-Lithuania in the collection
•1 Szeląg, 1664 (King-Duke Jan II (1649-1668), copper, Ujazdow mint, KM#110)
•3 Półgrosz, 1624 (King-Duke Zygmunt III (1587-1632), silver (.700), Bydgoszcz mint, KM#41)
•3 Grosz, 1622 (King-Duke Zygmunt III (1587-1632), silver (.700), Kraków mint, KM#31)
•6 Grosz, 1626 (King-Duke Zygmunt III (1587-1632), silver, Kraków mint, Kop#1231)
•1 Ort, 1754 (King-Duke Augustus III (1734-1763), silver, Leipzig mint, Kop#2111)