Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Timeline

1386   End of rules by members of the Capet-Anjou family in Poland Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ... 

. Jogaila unites Lithuania Grand Duchy of Lithuania

[i] /[[13th century]... 

 and Poland.

1441   With the help of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, governor Haci Giray declares his province independent of the Golden Horde Golden Horde

The Golden Horde was a Tatar [i]-Mongol [i] state established in parts of present-day Russia [i], Ukraine [i] ... 

 and establishes the Crimean Khanate Crimean Khanate

[i] [[state]... 

.

1502   Ivan III of Russia Ivan III of Russia

Ivan III Vasilevich, also known as Ivan the Great, was a grand duke of Muscovy [i] who first adop ... 

 and Meñli I Giray of Crimea Crimean Khanate

[i] [[state]... 

 attack Grand Duchy of Lithuania without much success.

1655   Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Wilno, which it would hold for six years.

1696   Polish Polish language

Polish is the official language [i] of Poland [i]. ... 

 replaces Ruthenian as an official language Official language

An official language is a language [i] that is designated as "official" by a state [i], or other legally-defined [i] ... 

 of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania