History of Poland timeline

Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times up to the present day.

960

Mieszko I rules in Poland

966

Christianization of Mieszko I and Poland

968

First bishopric in Poland - Poznan

972

Victorious battle of Cedynia over Hodo

992

Death of Mieszko I

992-1025

Reign of Boleslaw I Chrobry (the Brave)

997

Death of St.Adalbert of Prague during the christianization of Prussians

1000

The Congress of Gniezno? with participation of the Emperor Otto III

1000

Bishopric in Gniezno

1025

Coronation of Boleslaw I Chrobry as the King of Poland

1034-1058

Reign of [Casimir the Restorer]?

1034-1039

People's rebellion and invasion of the Czech prince, Brzetyslav?

1076

Coronation of [Boleslaw the Brave]? for the king of Poland

1079-1102

Reign of prince [Wladislaw Herman]?

1102-1138

Reign of prince [Boleslav Krzywousty]?

1106-1107

War between Boleslaw Krzywousty and his brother Zbigniew

1138

Beginning of disintegration of Poland into small provinces

1146-1173

[Boleslav the Curly]? is the senior prince in Cracow

1226

Konrad of Mazovia ask Teutonic Knights to come to Poland

1241

Battle of Legnica against Tatars

1295

Coronation of [Przemysl II]? for the king of Poland in Gniezno

1300

Coronation of [Waclav II]?, king of Czechs for the king of Poland

1305

Death of Waclav II, his son [Waclav III]? becomes the king of Poland

1306

Death of Waclaw III

1306-1333

Reign of [Wladislaw the Short]?

1308-1309

Teutonic Order gains control over Gdansk and Central Pomerania

1320

Coronation of [Wladislaw the Short]? and reunion of Polish lands

1327-1332

War against the Teutonic Order

1331

Battle at Plowce

1343

Peace treaty with the Teutonic Order in Kalisz

1370

Death of [Casimir the Great]? ends [Piast Dynasty]?

1370-1382

Reign of Louis I the Great of Hungary

1385

Union with Lithuania by marriage of Polish princess Jadwiga with the Grand Duke of Lithuania Wladislaw Jagiello

1386-1434

Reign of Wladislaw Jagiello, beginning of Jagiellonian? dynasty in Poland

1387

Christianization of Lithuania

1409-1411

War with Teutonic Knights

15 Jul 1410

Victorious battle of Tannenberg with Teutonic Knights

1411

Peace treaty in Torun

1434-1444

Reign of [Wladislaw III]?

1444

Battle at Varna against Turkey and death of Wladislaw III

1454

Attempted incorporation of Prussia by Poland

1454-1466

Thirteen Year War with Teutonic Knights caused by incorporation attempt

1466

Torun ,(Latin Thorunensis), Thorn Peace Treaty with Teutonic Order

1467

Thorn arrangement not ratified by pope and emperor

1474

First Polish printed text (in Cracow )

1492-1501

Reign of John Olbracht

1569

Union of Lublin with Lithuania

1572

Death of Sigismund II - the last of [Jagiellonian Dynasty]?

1573

The election of Henry Valois as the King of Poland

1575

[Stephan Bathory]? is the King of Poland

1620

War with Turkey

1655-1660

Invasion of Poland by the Army of Charles X of Sweden

1683

Polish king [John III Sobieski]? defeats Turkish Army near Vienna

1768

The Confederation of Bar

1772

The First Partition of Poland

1791

Proclamation of the 3rd May Constitution

1793

The Second Partition of Poland

1794

The national insurrection lead by [Tadeusz Kosciuszko]?

1795

The Third Partition of Poland

1807

Ksiestwo Warszawskie

1830

The November Uprising against occupation of Poland

1863 -1864

The January Uprising against occupation of Poland

1914

WWI : Marshal Pilsudski troops fight with German and Austrian troops against Russia.

1918

March ,Russia signs: Treaty of Brest-Litowsk for independence of Poland.

11 Nov 1918

Poland regains independence .

1918-1919

The Uprising in Greater Poland region for liberation from the German administration

1919-1921

Polish-Soviet War

1921

Treaty of Riga

1921

Proclamation of the March Constitution

1926

Coup d'etat by [Josef Pilsudski]?

01 September 1939

Germany invades Poland - the beginning of WWII

17 September 1939

Soviet troops invade and then occupy eastern Poland

1944

The Warsaw Uprising

22 July 1944

Soviet-controlled governing body is formed in Lublin on land liberated by Soviet and Polish troops

31 August 1980

victory of Solidarity Trade Union strike led by Lech Walesa in Gdansk, a 21-point agreement with the Communist government signed

15 December 1981

Martial law is proclaimed by the Communist authorities led by General [Wojciech Jaruzelski]?

1983

Lifting of the state of Martial Law in Poland

4 June 1989

The first free general elections (with some reservations) in Poland after the WWII

12 September 1989

The first non-communist government in Poland after the WWII

1992

The last Soviet troops leave Poland

1997

The new Constitution

1999

Poland becomes a memeber of the NATO

Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times up to the present day. There are obvious gaps that need to be filled.

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