Partitioning of Poland
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, German History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Poland, Austria, Prussia
- Date: August 5, 1772; partitioned again on January 23, 1793, and October 24, 1795
Article abstract: The partitioning of Poland on three occasions results in the nation’s dismemberment by the surrounding states of Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Summary of Event
By the eighteenth century, the international position of Poland had become precarious and its domestic condition unstable. Although it was one of the largest states in Europe, Poland lacked the natural frontiers which would have enabled it to resist the expansionist policies of its three predatory neighbors: Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The threat imposed on Poland by these...
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