Timeline of Polish History
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 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 of Hungary]?
- 1385
- Union with Lithuania by marrige 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
- 1454-1466
- Thirteen Year War with Teutonic Knights for Pomerania
- 1454
- Incorporation of Prussia into Poland
- 1466
- Peace treaty with Teutonic Order in Torun
- 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
- 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
Timeline of Polish History
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.