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Poland Chronology
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- c. 960-992: Mieszko I--the first historical ruler of Poland
- 966: Mieszko I converts to Christianity
Christianity Chronology
- 992-1025: Boleslav I--greatly expands and strengthens the Polish state
- 1228: The Teutonic knights begin their conquest of Prussia
- 1241: The beginnings of the Mongol invasions
- 1305-1333: Vladislav IV: Poland regains its independence
- 1333-1370: Casimir III
- 1384-1399: Jadwiga, Queen of Poland
- Jadwiga marries Jagiello of Lithuania, beginning a personal union between Poland and Lithuania.
- 1410: The Poles defeat the Teutonic Knights at the battle of Tannenberg
- 1496: The Statute of Piotrkow--called the "Magna carta of Poland"--gives extensive privileges to the nobility
- 1505: The Constitution of Radom--makes the national Seym (Diet) the supreme legislative body
- 1569: The Union of Lublin--merged Poland and Lithuania
- 1648-1668: John II Casimir
- 1672-1676: War with Turkey
- 1674-1696: John III Sobieski
- 1700-1721: The Great Northern War
- 1733-1735: The War of the Polish Succession
- 1772: The First Partition of Poland
- 1788-1792: The Four Years Seym (Diet)
- 1791: The New Constitution
- 1793: The Second Partition of Poland
- 1794: Nationalist uprising under Thaddeus Kosciuszko begins
- 1795 The Third Partition of Poland
- 1815: The Treaty of Vienna establishes the Kingdom of Poland under Russian control
- 1830-1831: The Polish Revolution
- 1863-1864: The Second Polish Revolution
- 1916: An independent Polish state is declared by the German forces of occupation.
- 1919: The Treaty of Versailles cedes Posen and West Prussia to Poland
- 1939: Germany invades Poland beginning World War II in Europe
- 1945: The Yalta Conference determines the post-war borders of Poland
- A government of national unity is formed under Osobka-Morawski
- 1946-1950: Poland becomes a Soviet satellite state
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