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15691 July 1569 · Lublin

Union of Lublin

Jan Matejko's 1869 painting of Polish and Lithuanian lords swearing the Union of Lublin
Archival image: Jan Matejko. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

At a parliament held in Lublin in 1569, after months of hard bargaining, Polish and Lithuanian nobles turned a union under a shared king into a single Commonwealth with one elected monarch and one parliament. The king sealed the act at Lublin Castle. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth became one of Europe's largest states and lasted until the partitions of 1795.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Lublin Castle and National MuseumThe castle museum, with Jan Matejko's painting of the union and the frescoed Holy Trinity Chapel.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Union of Lublin Monument, Plac LitewskiCast-iron obelisk of 1826 where nobles at the parliament camped and debated.Map ↗

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