On #ThisDayInHistory in 1795 was the #ThirdPartitionOfPoland; King #StanisławIIAugust abdicated and #PolishLithuanianCommonwealth disappeared. His abdication was on the anniversary of his 1764 coronation. Stanisław II was the last king of #Poland & last grand duke of #Lithuania.
#europe #eu #europeanunion #european #europeans #poland #polish #lithuania #lithuanian #lithuanians #polishlithuaniancommonwealth #history #battleofvienna #vienna #austria #ottoman #ottomanempire #holyleague
Also born on March 4th:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_%C5%81ysz...
Not only does he sound interesting, so does his reputation amongst 20th century Polish academics.
#History #PolishHistory ##PolishLithuanianCommonwealth #KazimierzŁyszczyński #Atheism #IntellectualHistory
