Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland (Polish Rozbiór or Rozbiory Polski, Lithuanian Padalijimas) happened in the 18th century and ended the existence of a sovereign state of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. They involved Prussia, Russia and Austria dividing up the Polish-Lithuanian lands between themselves. The three partitions occurred in:

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Polish - Lithuanian - 18th century - State - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Prussia - Russia - Austria

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• February 17, 1772
• January 21, 1793
• October 1795.

The term "Fourth Partition of Poland" may refer to any of subsequent divisions of the Polish lands, specifically:

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• After the end of the Napoleonic Era, the division of Duchy of Warsaw at the Congress of Vienna
• The incorporation of the so-called Congress Kingdom into Russia in 1832 and the subsequent incorporation of the Republic of Kraków into Austria (1846)
• The division of Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939.
 
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