Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The magnates of Poland and Lithuania were an elite category of nobility (szlachta) that existed in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since the 1569 Union of Lublin, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, until its final partition in 1795.The magnate class arose around the 16th century, and over time, gained more and more control over the Commonwealth politics. The most powerful magnates were known as "little kings" due to the extent of their power and independence. Their influence diminished with the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, which ended the independent existence of the Commonwealth, and came to an end with the Second World War and the communist-ruled People's Republic of Poland.Famous magnate families from the Crown of Poland territories included the Czartoryski family, Kalinowski family, Koniecpolski family, Ostrogski family, Potocki family, Wiśniowiecki family, Zasławski family and the Zamoyski family, and from the Grand Duchy, the Kieżgajłow family, Olelkowicze family, Radziwiłł family and the Sapieha family.. }
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- Magnates_of_Poland_and_Lithuania abstract "The magnates of Poland and Lithuania were an elite category of nobility (szlachta) that existed in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since the 1569 Union of Lublin, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, until its final partition in 1795.The magnate class arose around the 16th century, and over time, gained more and more control over the Commonwealth politics. The most powerful magnates were known as "little kings" due to the extent of their power and independence. Their influence diminished with the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, which ended the independent existence of the Commonwealth, and came to an end with the Second World War and the communist-ruled People's Republic of Poland.Famous magnate families from the Crown of Poland territories included the Czartoryski family, Kalinowski family, Koniecpolski family, Ostrogski family, Potocki family, Wiśniowiecki family, Zasławski family and the Zamoyski family, and from the Grand Duchy, the Kieżgajłow family, Olelkowicze family, Radziwiłł family and the Sapieha family.".