This post is a list of Polish and Lithuanian political leaders (level 4 vital articles on Wikipedia). There are 10 political leaders listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
Mieszko I (c. 930 -992 AD)
"...founder of the first unified Polish state, the Civitas Schinesghe... member of the Piast dynasty... subjugated Kuyavia and likely Gdańsk Pomerania and Masovia... waged war for control of Western Pomerania... alliances with Bohemia, Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire..." (Wikipedia: Mieszko I, 1.30.26 UTC 18:01)
Bolesław I the Brave (c. 967 - 1025 AD)
"...Duke of Poland... first King of Poland... Duke of Bohemia... member of the Piast dynasty... son of Miesko I... fought a series of wars against Otto's cousin and heir, Henry II, ending int he Peace of Bautzen... conducted successful military campaigns to the west, south and east..." (Wikipedia: Bolesław I the Brave, 2.12.26 UTC 13:59)
Gediminas (c. 1275-1341)
"...Grand Duke of Lithuania... brought under his rule lands stretching form the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea." (Wikipedia: Gediminas, 1.16.26 UTC 14:27)
Casimir III the Great (1310-1370)
"...King of Poland... later became King of Ruthenia... last Polish king from the Piast dynasty... normalized relations with the Kingdom of Bohemia as well as the Teutonic Order... extensive legal and administrative reforms that laid the foundations of a more centralized state..." (Wikipedia: Casimir III the Great, 1.25.26 UTC 01:12)
Vytautas the Great (c. 1350-1430)
"...ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania... revered as a national hero and was an important figure in the national rebirth in the 19th century..." (Wikipedia: Vytautas the Great, 2.10.26 UTC 20:20)
Władysław II Jagiełło (c. 1352-1434)
"...Grand Duke of Lithuania... becoming King of Poland... laid the foundation for the centuries-long Polish-Lithuanian union... member of the Jagiellonian dynasty... confronted the growing power of the Teutonic Order... beginning of Poland's Golden Age." (Wikipedia: Władysław II Jagiełło, 2.4.26 UTC 05:53)
Stephen Báthory (1533-1586)
"...King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania as well as Prince of Transylvania... member of the Hungarian Báthory noble family... defeated a fellow claimant to the throne, Maximillian II, Holy Roman Emperor and quelling rebellions, most notably, the Gdańsk rebellion... victorious campaign in Livonia against Russia..." (Wikipedia: Stephen Báthory, 2.13.26 UTC 23:35)
Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632)
"...King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania... King of Sweden... imposed Catholicism across the vast realm... in 1592 the Polish-Swedish union was created. Opposition in Protestant Sweden caused a war against Sigismund... successful invasion of Russia during the Time of Troubles... defeated the Ottoman forces in southeastern Europe..." (Wikipedia: Sigismund III Vasa, 12.29.25 UTC 17:47)
John III Sobieski (1629-1696)
"...King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania... period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of previous conflicts... victory over the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vienna in 1683." (Wikipedia: John III Sobieski, 1.24.26 UTC 16:32)
Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733)
"...Elector of Saxony... King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania... led the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Great Northern War..." (Wikipedia: Augustus II the Strong, 2.12.26 UTC 22:49)
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