The Partitions of Poland 1772, 1793, 1795The Partitions of Poland were a key event in the power politics of the late ancien regime, and had major long term consequences for the balance of power in northern and eastern Europe. Over a period of twenty five years Catherine II (Russia), Frederick II (Prussia) and Maria Theresa and Joseph II (Austria) between them wiped Poland xxx; Europe's second largest countryxxx; off the political map, and Poland disappeared as a state for 120 years. Jerzy Lukowski's new account, the first comprehensive study of the topic in English since 1915, sets the Polish dimension of this story in its wider European context, illuminating the motives and attitudes of the participants and exploring its consequences. This is a major contribution to the diplomatic history of eighteenth century Europe. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
AGAD/ZP alliance ambassador annexation army Arneth Austria Balkans Barist Benoît BPAN Branicki Brześć Catherine Catherine's Catholic Commonwealth Confederacy constitutional Courland Crown Danzig Delegation Delegation Sejm diplomatic Duchy East Prussia envoys Finckenstein France Frederick II Frederick to Solms Frederick William Frederick's reply French frontier Galicia GMT VIII Grodno Habsburg Hertzberg ibid Ignacy Potocki Joseph July June Kaunitz king Kołłątaj Konopczyński Kościuszko Kraków lands liberum veto Lithuania Lukowski magnates Maria Theresa Michalski military ministers Moldavia monarchy nobility noble Orthodox Ostatni palatinate Panin partitioning powers PC XXX peace Poland Poles Polish Prussia Polish territory Polish-Lithuanian Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth political Polski Poniatowski Poznań Protestants reform remained Repnin restore royal Russia Russian troops Rzeczpospolita Second Partition secure Sejm sejmiki Sept September Sievers Silesia SIRIO Smoleński Solms Solms to Frederick Solov'ev St Petersburg Stackelberg Stanisław August Swieten szlachta Targowica three powers tion treaty Turkey Turks Vienna Vistula Wallachia Warsaw Wrocław