Eastern European Superpower | POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH - #1

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was truly a unique nation. The product of a marriage between two rulers - Jadwiga of Poland and Jogaila / Wladyslaw II Jagiello, Grand Duke of Lithuania - it was multi-ethnic, quasi-democratic with an elected monarch, defended Christianity from Ottoman encroachment, and so much more. And yet, despite this or, perhaps, because of it, the Commonwealth would be torn apart by its contemporary rivals. Disappearing from the maps of Europe forever with the Third Partition of Poland in 1795. *edit: that's Civ VI, not IV **edit: that should be , not Poznań, not Pznon 📸 Instagram (  / ghostcountries.official  ) 👍 Facebook (  / ghostcountriesyt  ) 🔴 RECOMMENDED VIDEOS on the channel about Eurasia: 🎥 What Happened After Partition? | POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH (   • What Happened After Partition? | POLISH-LI...  ) 🎥 From Ancient Greeks to Russian Annexation | Crimea's Forgotten History (Part I) [   • From Ancient Greeks to Russian Annexation ...  ] 🎥 WWII, the '90s, and Russian Annexation (again) | Crimea's Forgotten History (   • WWII, the '90s, and Russian Annexation (ag...  ) 🎥 Siberian Separatism | GREEN UKRAINE and the FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC during the Russian Civil War (   • Siberian Separatism | GREEN UKRAINE and th...  ) 🎥 A Principality vs the World | Wallachia (   • A Principality vs the World | Wallachia  ) 🎥 Vlad the Impaler: Wallachia's Dark Prince (   • Vlad the Impaler: Wallachia's Dark Prince  ) 🎥 Byzantine Successor State? | The Despotate of Epirus (   • Byzantine Successor State? | The Despotate...  ) 🎥 Caught Between the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires | The Despotate of Epirus (   • Caught Between the Byzantine and Ottoman E...  ) Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC by 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Intro Animation / Character Design: Emily Clearwater, iamprettyawesome.co.nz Music: “Now or Never” by myuu -    • Now or Never - Myuu   Music: “Crusade - Heavy Industry” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...