Territorial change of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth)

“Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth”(Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1572 to 1793. Its territory was largest in AD 1612 – 1618, at ≈ 951 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1572 – 1578≈ 763 thousand km²
AD 1579 – 1587≈ 777 thousand km²
AD 1588 – 1594≈ 843 thousand km²
AD 1595 – 1599≈ 561 thousand km²
AD 1600 – 1601≈ 844 thousand km²
AD 1602 – 1608≈ 843 thousand km²
AD 1609 – 1611≈ 844 thousand km²
AD 1612 – 1618≈ 951 thousand km²
AD 1619 – 1621≈ 940 thousand km²
AD 1622 – 1625≈ 940 thousand km²
AD 1626 – 1628≈ 940 thousand km²
AD 1629 – 1631≈ 891 thousand km²
AD 1632 – 1635≈ 875 thousand km²
AD 1636 – 1639≈ 891 thousand km²
AD 1640 – 1641≈ 894 thousand km²
AD 1642 – 1644≈ 894 thousand km²
AD 1645 – 1647≈ 894 thousand km²
AD 1648 – 1652≈ 894 thousand km²
AD 1653 – 1658≈ 829 thousand km²
AD 1659 – 1661≈ 436 thousand km²
AD 1662 – 1672≈ 759 thousand km²
AD 1673 – 1676≈ 677 thousand km²
AD 1677 – 1682≈ 727 thousand km²
AD 1683 – 1686≈ 726 thousand km²
AD 1687 – 1695≈ 726 thousand km²
AD 1696 – 1699≈ 759 thousand km²
AD 1700 – 1701≈ 791 thousand km²
AD 1702 – 1705≈ 792 thousand km²
AD 1706 – 1708≈ 437 thousand km²
AD 1709 – 1712≈ 33 thousand km²
AD 1713 – 1720≈ 763 thousand km²
AD 1721 – 1733≈ 763 thousand km²
AD 1734 – 1740≈ 763 thousand km²
AD 1741 – 1743≈ 767 thousand km²
AD 1744 – 1747≈ 764 thousand km²
AD 1748 – 1751≈ 764 thousand km²
AD 1752 – 1756≈ 764 thousand km²
AD 1757 – 1761≈ 730 thousand km²
AD 1762 – 1762≈ 730 thousand km²
AD 1763 – 1768≈ 730 thousand km²
AD 1769 – 1771≈ 731 thousand km²
AD 1772 – 1774≈ 533 thousand km²
AD 1775 – 1790≈ 533 thousand km²
AD 1791 – 1791≈ 533 thousand km²
AD 1792 – 1793≈ 222 thousand km²
AD 1572AD 1793

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1612 – 1618 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1572≈ 763 thousand km²14 of 110
AD 1579≈ 777 thousand km²14 of 101
AD 1582≈ 777 thousand km²14 of 99
AD 1588≈ 843 thousand km²11 of 100
AD 1595≈ 561 thousand km²17 of 99
AD 1600≈ 844 thousand km²11 of 97
AD 1602≈ 843 thousand km²11 of 98
AD 1609≈ 844 thousand km²11 of 100
AD 1612≈ 951 thousand km²10 of 105
AD 1619≈ 940 thousand km²10 of 107
AD 1622≈ 940 thousand km²10 of 107
AD 1626≈ 940 thousand km²10 of 109
AD 1629≈ 891 thousand km²11 of 109
AD 1632≈ 875 thousand km²12 of 109
AD 1636≈ 891 thousand km²12 of 110
AD 1640≈ 894 thousand km²12 of 114
AD 1642≈ 894 thousand km²12 of 115
AD 1645≈ 894 thousand km²13 of 115
AD 1648≈ 894 thousand km²14 of 117
AD 1653≈ 829 thousand km²14 of 115
AD 1659≈ 436 thousand km²20 of 114
AD 1662≈ 759 thousand km²14 of 116
AD 1670≈ 759 thousand km²14 of 117
AD 1673≈ 677 thousand km²15 of 117
AD 1677≈ 727 thousand km²15 of 116
AD 1683≈ 726 thousand km²13 of 117
AD 1687≈ 726 thousand km²12 of 113
AD 1691≈ 726 thousand km²12 of 111
AD 1696≈ 759 thousand km²12 of 108
AD 1700≈ 791 thousand km²12 of 107
AD 1702≈ 792 thousand km²12 of 109
AD 1706≈ 437 thousand km²19 of 114
AD 1709≈ 33 thousand km²85 of 120
AD 1713≈ 763 thousand km²12 of 123
AD 1718≈ 763 thousand km²11 of 124
AD 1721≈ 763 thousand km²13 of 125
AD 1727≈ 763 thousand km²12 of 128
AD 1734≈ 763 thousand km²12 of 132
AD 1738≈ 763 thousand km²12 of 125
AD 1741≈ 767 thousand km²12 of 125
AD 1744≈ 764 thousand km²11 of 129
AD 1748≈ 764 thousand km²11 of 132
AD 1752≈ 764 thousand km²15 of 132
AD 1757≈ 730 thousand km²13 of 132
AD 1762≈ 730 thousand km²13 of 131
AD 1763≈ 730 thousand km²13 of 132
AD 1769≈ 731 thousand km²13 of 128
AD 1772≈ 533 thousand km²18 of 127
AD 1775≈ 533 thousand km²18 of 132
AD 1776≈ 533 thousand km²19 of 132
AD 1778≈ 533 thousand km²18 of 131
AD 1780≈ 533 thousand km²18 of 131
AD 1781≈ 533 thousand km²18 of 131
AD 1783≈ 533 thousand km²18 of 130
AD 1788≈ 533 thousand km²19 of 129
AD 1791≈ 533 thousand km²21 of 128
AD 1792≈ 222 thousand km²38 of 130

Its highest rank was in AD 1612: number 105 of 10.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 20 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1713gainedSwedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706)≈ 729 thousand km²
AD 1709lostSwedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706)≈ 409 thousand km²
AD 1659lostTsardom of Russia≈ 318 thousand km²
AD 1600gainedNalyvaiko Uprising≈ 283 thousand km²
AD 1792lostRussian Empire≈ 247 thousand km²
AD 1662gainedTsardom of Russia≈ 232 thousand km²
AD 1794lostRussian Empire≈ 137 thousand km²
AD 1772lostRussian Empire≈ 86 thousand km²
AD 1673lostOttoman Empire≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1772lostHabsburg monarchy≈ 77 thousand km²
AD 1588gainedTsardom of Russia≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 1792lostKingdom of Prussia≈ 63 thousand km²
AD 1677gainedOttoman Empire≈ 50 thousand km²
AD 1629lostSwedish Empire≈ 49 thousand km²
AD 1794lostHabsburg monarchy≈ 47 thousand km²
AD 1794lostKingdom of Prussia≈ 38 thousand km²
AD 1772lostKingdom of Prussia≈ 34 thousand km²
AD 1696gainedOttoman Empire≈ 34 thousand km²
AD 1757lostKingdom of Prussia≈ 33 thousand km²
AD 1700gainedElectorate of Saxony≈ 33 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Kingdom of Poland

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (Polish: I Rzeczpospolita), was a federative real union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, existing from 1569 to 1795.

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