Realm · 1572–1793
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth appears on the map from 1572 to 1793. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1612, it covered about 950,896 km².
One of the realms of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had shared monarchs since 1386, and in 1569 the Union of Lublin merged them into a single Commonwealth with one parliament, the Sejm. It was unusual for its time: kings were elected by the whole nobility, the szlachta, who made up nearly a tenth of the population, and the Warsaw Confederation of 1573 guaranteed religious toleration.
See Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on the map in 1612
- On the map
- 1572–1793
- Greatest extent
- 1612, about 950,896 km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1572–1578 | 762,869 km² |
| 1579–1587 | 777,106 km² |
| 1588–1594 | 843,443 km² |
| 1595–1599 | 560,778 km² |
| 1600–1601 | 844,097 km² |
| 1602–1608 | 843,443 km² |
| 1609–1611 | 843,506 km² |
| 1612–1618 | 950,896 km² |
| 1619–1621 | 940,104 km² |
| 1622–1625 | 940,148 km² |
| 1626–1628 | 940,298 km² |
| 1629–1631 | 891,260 km² |
| 1632–1635 | 875,379 km² |
| 1636–1639 | 891,388 km² |
| 1640–1641 | 894,465 km² |
| 1642–1644 | 893,746 km² |
| 1645–1647 | 894,315 km² |
| 1648–1652 | 894,045 km² |
| 1653–1658 | 829,073 km² |
| 1659–1661 | 435,644 km² |
| 1662–1672 | 759,119 km² |
| 1673–1676 | 676,765 km² |
| 1677–1682 | 727,357 km² |
| 1683–1686 | 725,524 km² |
| 1687–1695 | 725,501 km² |
| 1696–1699 | 758,850 km² |
| 1700–1701 | 791,370 km² |
| 1702–1705 | 791,519 km² |
| 1706–1708 | 436,745 km² |
| 1709–1712 | 32,670 km² |
| 1713–1720 | 763,399 km² |
| 1721–1733 | 763,216 km² |
| 1734–1740 | 763,070 km² |
| 1741–1743 | 766,542 km² |
| 1744–1747 | 763,750 km² |
| 1748–1751 | 763,795 km² |
| 1752–1756 | 763,703 km² |
| 1757–1761 | 730,396 km² |
| 1762 | 730,071 km² |
| 1763–1768 | 730,331 km² |
| 1769–1771 | 731,029 km² |
| 1772–1774 | 533,256 km² |
| 1775–1790 | 532,851 km² |
| 1791 | 533,009 km² |
| 1792–1793 | 222,276 km² |