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17 hours ago · Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Russian Empire. Kingdom of Prussia. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, [a] formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, [b] or simply Poland–Lithuania, was a bi- confederal [10] state, sometimes called a federation, [11] of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real ...
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Polish–Lithuanian coat of arms under Stanisław I. Wieniawa...
- Gaude Mater Polonia
Gaude Mater Polonia (Medieval Latin for "Rejoice, oh Mother...
- Royal Coat of Arms
17 hours ago · Count Olenski, estranged husband of Ellen Olenska in Edith Wharton 's novel The Age of Innocence (1920) Pan Tadeusz, poetic distillation of Polish patriotism and nostalgia. Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, in HBO 's The Wire, went from police officer to school teacher. Officer Eddie Pulaski in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
17 hours ago · Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments include his ...
17 hours ago · The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani ( / ˈroʊməni / ROH-mə-nee or / ˈrɒməni / ROM-ə-nee) and colloquially known as the Roma ( sg.: Rom ), are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin [71] [72] [73] who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani originated in the Indian ...
17 hours ago · The Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is given each year for theatrical films, television episodes, or other dramatized works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. [1] Originally the award covered both works of film and of television but since 2003, it has been split into two categories: Best ...
17 hours ago · Stanisław Szczepaniak, 80, Polish Olympic biathlete. Carl Thompson, 33, Britain's heaviest man. Arved Viirlaid, 93, Estonian-Canadian writer. Dick Warwick, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Penticton Vees). Wayne Wettlaufer, 71, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1995–2003), suspected heart attack.
