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Kingdom of Prussia. Poland–Lithuania, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania[ b ] and also referred to as the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[ c ] or the First Polish Republic, [ d ][ 9 ][ 10 ] was a federative real union [ 11 ] of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania between 1569 and 1795.
During the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Latin expression Pro Fide, Lege et Rege ("For Faith, Law and King") was in use. [15] National bell The Sigismund Bell (Dzwon Zygmunt or Dzwon Zygmunta). Named after King Sigismund I of Poland and cast in 1520, it hangs at Wawel Cathedral in Kraków. At present, it is the second ...
The national flag of Poland (flaga Polski [ˈfla.ɡa ˈpɔl.ski]) consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. The two colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colours. A variant of the flag with the national coat of arms in the middle of the white fess is legally reserved ...
Lublin Voivodeship (flag information) 2004. Horizontal tricolor of white, red and yellow (2:1:2) emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship. Lubusz Voivodeship (flag information) 2000. Four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red and green (2:1:1:2) emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship.
The coat of arms of the Commonwealth combined the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which are depicted as follows: Coat of arms of Poland, the White Eagle. Coat of arms of Lithuania, the White Knight. During the Commonwealth, an inescutcheon contained the personal or family arms of the reigning monarch.
Self-identifications during the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth often made use of the Latin ' gens -natione' construct (familial or ethnic origin combined with a national identity). [7] The construct was used by the elite inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, by the Ruthenian (Ukrainian and Belarusian) elites, and in ...
Coat of arms of Lithuania Lietuvos herbas Vytis (Pogonia, Pahonia) Armiger Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania Adopted 1366 (first documented) 4 September 1991 (1991-09-04) (current official version) Shield Gules, an armoured knight armed cap-à-pie mounted on a horse salient holding in his dexter hand a sword Argent above his head. A shield Azure hangs on the sinister shoulder ...
The banner should not be confused with the flag of Poland, a white and red horizontal bicolor, officially adopted in 1919. Derived from early flag-like objects, the Polish royal banner of arms dates as far back as the 11th century. A symbol of royal authority, it was used at coronations and in battles. In the interwar period, it was replaced ...