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Chapters: 1413 in France, 1413 in Lithuania, Union of Horod o, Disputation of Tortosa, Cabochien Revolt. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Union of Horodo or Pact of Horodo was a set of three acts signed in the town of Horodo on October 2, 1413. The first act was written by Jogaila, King of Poland, and Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. The second and third acts were composed by the Lithuanian and Polish nobility (szlachta) respectively. The union amended the earlier PolishLithuanian unions of Krewo and VilniusRadom. Politically, Lithuania received more autonomy as, after the death of Vytautas, the Lithuanian nobles could choose another Grand Duke instead of passing the title to Jogaila or his heir. However, culturally, Lithuania and Poland grew closer. Lithuania adopted Polish institutions of castellans and voivodes. Catholic Lithuanian nobles and church officials were granted equal rights with the Polish nobles and clergy. Selected 47 Lithuanian nobles were adopted by Polish families and granted Polish coats of arm. Thus the union signified the beginnings of Polonization of the Lithuanian culture and the rise of the Lithuanian nobility. It was one of the major steps towards modernization and Europeanization of Lithuania. Poland (darker pink) and Lithuania (lighter pink) around 1490Poland and Lithuania were joined in a personal union since the Union of Krewo of 1385. Both countries were ruled by Jogaila. However, after the Lithuanian Civil War (13891392) and the Ostrow Agreement, Vytautas gained the supreme power in Lithuania. The legal basis for the PolishLithuanian relations were revisited by the Union of Vilnius and Radom of 1401, which reiterated de facto Lithuanian independence and de jure Polish supremacy. Vytautas was titled as the G...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1270109

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9781413011357

ISBN-10

1413011357

Weight

2.10 Pounds

Dimensions

8.25 x 0.75 x 10.00 In

List Price

$110.95

Edition

2nd Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

Italian; English

Pages

491 pages

Publisher

Heinle

Published On

2006-08-01



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