What major union did Sigismund II Augustus oversee in 1569?
Union of Lublin
Treaty of Warsaw
Union of Krewo
Union of Brest
Answer
The Union of Lublin, overseen by Sigismund II Augustus in 1569, was a pivotal agreement that merged the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single political entity known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This union created one of the largest and most powerful states in Europe at the time, uniting two distinct nations under a common monarch and government.
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