This article is within the scope of WikiProject Poland, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Poland on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PolandWikipedia:WikiProject PolandTemplate:WikiProject PolandPoland
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Lithuania, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Lithuania on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LithuaniaWikipedia:WikiProject LithuaniaTemplate:WikiProject LithuaniaLithuania
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Belarus, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Belarus on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.BelarusWikipedia:WikiProject BelarusTemplate:WikiProject BelarusBelarus
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Ukraine, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Ukraine on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.UkraineWikipedia:WikiProject UkraineTemplate:WikiProject UkraineUkraine
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Latvia, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Latvia related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LatviaWikipedia:WikiProject LatviaTemplate:WikiProject LatviaLatvia
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth is part of WikiProject Estonia, a project to maintain and expand Estonia-related subjects on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.EstoniaWikipedia:WikiProject EstoniaTemplate:WikiProject EstoniaEstonia
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Former countries, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of defunct states and territories (and their subdivisions). If you would like to participate, please join the project.Former countriesWikipedia:WikiProject Former countriesTemplate:WikiProject Former countriesformer country
This article is within the scope of WikiProject European history, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the history of Europe on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.European historyWikipedia:WikiProject European historyTemplate:WikiProject European historyEuropean history
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
This page is affected by the Gdańsk (Danzig) Vote. The following rules apply in the case of disputes:
For Gdańsk, use the name Danzig between 1308 and 1945
For Gdańsk, use the name Gdańsk before 1308 and after 1945
In biographies of clearly German persons, the name should be used in the form Danzig (Gdańsk) and later Danzig exclusively
In biographies of clearly Polish persons, the name should be used in the form Gdańsk (Danzig) and later Gdańsk exclusively.
For Gdansk and other locations that share a history between Germany and Poland, the first reference of one name in an article should also include a reference to other names, e.g. Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) or Gdańsk (Danzig). An English language reference that primarily uses this name should be provided on the talk page if a dispute arises.
Reverts to conform with community consensus are excluded from the three-revert rule (3RR). Only the place names can be reverted exempt from the 3RR according to the outcome of this vote, additional changes fall again under the 3RR. Please use descriptive edit summaries.
The detailed vote results and the vote itself can be found on Talk:Gdansk/Vote. This vote has ended; please do not vote anymore. Comments and discussions can be added to Talk:Gdansk/Vote/discussion anytime. This template {{Gdansk-Vote-Notice}} can be added on the talk page of affected articles if necessary.
This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.
I would like the state to be referred to as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or Poland-Lithuania in all sentences of this article, rather than just 'Poland.' The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dual state, so disregarding one of its members—Lithuania—is both disrespectful and intolerant toward Lithuanians like myself. 78.56.98.211 (talk) 08:41, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to request that the name should be listed in Lithuanian, alongside Polish and Latin, in the infobox. One of the realms of the entity was literally the "Grand Duchy of Lithuania", so I think it's distasteful that the name in Lithuanian is not included.
@StrawWord298944: – I think the reason behind it is the fact that Lithuanian (spoken by a small minority then) did not have an official status in the Commonwealth after 1569, as per the first paragraph. Ruthenian, which was largely spoken in the Grand Duchy, didn't either after the 17th century. In any case, the modern Lithuanian name for the state is included in the footnote, in first sentence. Merangs (talk) 18:03, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I'm wondering sometimes. From the early 15th century (around 1410s) to 1791, the city of Warsaw, technically did not exist in administrative sence. Instead, it was divided into towns of Old Warsaw (now Old Town), and New Warsaw (New Town), plus numerous suburbs. It was only incorporated into one large city in 1791 (and even then de facto enactment of the law was delayed to 1794). As such, I'm wondering, if maybe Infobox should list Old Warsaw as a capital from 1596 to 1791. Could I ask what all of you thing about it? Artemis Andromeda (talk) 02:46, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Artemis Andromeda: Personally, I would not since both Warsaw and Old Warsaw are correct, and interchangeable. Instead, I would mention this somewhere in the body of the page i.e. "the capital was moved to Warsaw, with Old Warsaw acting as the country's administrative centre" or something similar. Moreover, the Old Warsaw article is quite poor. This is my personal take on the matter. Merangs (talk) 12:44, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would keep it as it is TBH. You are correct, but since "Warsaw" isn't strictly incorrect as a label I would leave it, and follow the suggestion Merangs gave if such isn't already in the article's body. Ashoburn (talk) 19:38, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
level-4 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
.svg){kind=small}
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the 