- The
szlachta (Polish: [ˈʂlaxta] ; Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the
noble estate of the
realm in the
Kingdom of Poland, the
Grand Duchy of
Lithuania and the...
-
consolidation of
power by the
szlachta (noble class) over
other social classes and over the
monarchical political system. In time, the
szlachta ac****ulated enough...
- The
szlachta (Polish:
szlachta, [ˈʂlaxta] ) was a
privileged social class in the
Kingdom of Poland. The term
szlachta was also used for the Lithuanian...
- The
Lithuanian nobility or
szlachta of the
Grand Duchy of
Lithuania (Lithuanian: bajorija, šlėkta, Polish:
szlachta Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego) was...
- "confederation") was an ad hoc ****ociation
formed by Polish–Lithuanian
szlachta (nobility), clergy, cities, or
military forces in the Polish–Lithuanian...
-
Janina is a
Polish nobility clan coat-of-arms.
Borne by
several noble families descended in the-male line from the
medieval lords of
Janina (the eponyms...
- Parliament, held
legislative power; its
lower house was
elected by all
szlachta (some 15% of the po****tion). The king and his
government were
bound by...
- The
privileges of the
szlachta (Poland's nobility)
formed a
cornerstone of "Golden Liberty" in the
Kingdom of
Poland (before 1569) and, later, in the Polish–Lithuanian...
- by the
nobility (
szlachta) and by rich
peasants (singular: sołtys), but the sołtys
positions were
eventually taken over by the
szlachta. The term folwark...
- Rawa (Rawicz), is a coat of arms of
Polish origin. It was
borne by
several noble families of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,
Russian Empire and Ukraine...
