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Date 1316 - 1569

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Major Events

Union of Lublin
Battle of the Vorskla River
Livonian War

Related Places

Russia
Russia
Ukraine
Ukraine
Lithuania
Lithuania

Key People

Casimir IV
Casimir IV
king of Poland
Władysław II Jagiełło, sarcophagus figure, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
Władysław II Jagiełło
king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania
Algirdas
Algirdas
grand duke of Lithuania
areas controlled by the Jagiellon dynasty
Jagiellon dynasty
European history
Vytautas the Great
Vytautas the Great
Lithuanian leader
Kęstutis
duke of Lithuania
Gediminas
grand duke of Lithuania
Jadwiga
Jadwiga
queen of Poland
Radziwiłł family
Polish family