July 5, 1541 May 10, 1545 April 15, 1540 March 19, 1542 June 22, 1543 March 19, 1542

1580 1580 1600 1560 1570 1590

Introduction of Christianity Agrarian reform Construction of new cities Colonization of new lands Development of culture, art and science Development of culture, art and science

Jan Kochanowski and Mikołaj Rej Henryk Sienkiewicz and Bolesław Prus Stanisław Lem and Andrzej Sapkowski Wisława Szymborska and Czesław Miłosz Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Słowacki Jan Kochanowski and Mikołaj Rej

Bartolomeo Berecci Bernardo Morando Giovanni Battista di Quadro Matteo Castelli Bernardo Morando Tylman van Gameren

Creation of poetry and literature Construction of new cities Creation of poetry and literature Agrarian reform Colonization of new lands Introduction of Christianity

Grand Chancellor of the Crown and Grand Hetman of the Crown Field Hetman of the Crown and Voivode King of Poland and Duke of Lithuania Bishop and Cardinal Grand Marshal of the Crown and Grand Treasurer of the Crown Grand Chancellor of the Crown and Grand Hetman of the Crown

Defeat of the Teutonic Order and gaining access to the Baltic Sea Colonisation of new lands Unification with Lithuania Introduction of Christianity Defeat of the Teutonic Order and gaining access to the Baltic Sea Agrarian reform

1550-1555 1595-1600 1585-1590 1577-1582 ​​1560-1565 1577-1582

1594 1570 1594 1600 1580 1610