Jan Wielopolski (c. 1700–1773) was a Polish nobleman (
Jan became Great
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List of szlachta — The Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth was a federal monarchic republic comprising the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from 1569 until 1795. It was governed by an elected monarch. The Commonwealth s dominant social class was the… … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Polen [3] — Polen (Gesch.). Die Alten besaßen von P. nur dunkle Nachrichten; den dünn bevölkerten, waldigen Landstrich bis östlich zur Weichsel rechnete man zu Germanien, das Übrige zu Sarmatien. Im 6. Jahrh. waren bereits Slawen bis westlich zur Saale… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
