1385 |
Union
of Krewo: betrothal of Jadwiga, King of Poland and Jagiello, Prince of Lithuania;
baptism of Lithuania |
1386--1434
|
Reign
of Wladyslaw Jagiello |
|
1410 |
Battle
of Grunwald |
|
1413 |
Union
of Horodlo; stronger ties between Poland and Lithuania |
|
1425 |
Neminem
captivabimus: statute of gentry's immunity |
1434-1444
|
Reign
of Wladyslaw Warneńczyk, King of Poland and Hungary |
|
1444 |
Battle
of Varna; Christian forces under Wladyslaw defeated by Turks |
1444-1492
|
Reign
of Kazimierz Jagiellończyk |
|
1454
|
Incorporation
of Royal Prussia |
|
1466
|
Peace
of Toruń: partition of Prussia |
|
1474
|
Earliest
printing press in Cracow |
|
1493
|
Establishment
of a bicameral parliament, Sejm |
|
1505
|
Statute
of Nihil Novi: no new obligations on the gentry unless ratifird by the Parliament |
15061548
|
Reign
of Zygmunt I the Old |
|
1525
|
Secularization
of Teutonic Order: Homage of Albrecht von Hohenzollern |
|
1543 |
Death
of Copernicus |
1548-1572 |
Reign
of Zygmunt II August |
|
1561 |
Incorporation
of Livonia [Estonia]: Polish entry into Livonian wars |
|
1562-3 |
Piotrków
Sejm: Executionist Movement; increase in importance of middle gentry |
|
1563 |
Schism
among Polish Calvinists: `Arians' break away: Brest Bible |
|
1564 |
Arrival
of Jesuits in Poland |
|
1569 |
Transfer
of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Poland: Union of Lublin further strengthens the ties between
Poland and Lithuania.
|
