First Partition of Poland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_Partition_of_Poland
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:area_lost_by_Poland about 211,000 km²
gptkbp:cause weakness of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
rivalry among neighboring powers
gptkbp:date 1772
gptkbp:date_ratified 22 September 1772
gptkbp:effect_on_Europe shift in balance of power
gptkbp:effect_on_Poland political destabilization
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Partition_of_Poland
gptkbp:historicalSignificance beginning of the end for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Partition of Poland
gptkbp:location gptkb:Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Catherine_the_Great
gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkb:Maria_Theresa
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Bar_Confederation
Polish patriots
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Kingdom_of_Prussia
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Habsburg_Monarchy
gptkbp:population_lost_by_Poland about 4-5 million people
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Bar_Confederation
gptkb:Partitions_of_Poland
gptkbp:result expansion of Prussia, Russia, and Austria
territorial loss for Poland
gptkbp:signedBy 5 August 1772
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_St._Petersburg_(1772)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Partitioned_Poland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5