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Polish–French relations are relations between the nations of Poland and France, which date back several centuries.. Despite a number of cultural similarities, such as being prominent old medieval European kingdoms, belonging to Western civilization and sharing a common Roman Catholic religion, relations between France and Poland have only become relevant since the Renaissance era.
The Franco-Polish Alliance was the military alliance between Poland and France that was active between the early 1920s and the outbreak of the Second World War.The initial agreements were signed in February 1921 and formally took effect in 1923.
A Franco-Polish Alliance was formed in 1524 between the king of France Francis I and the king of Poland Sigismund I. [1]Francis I was looking for allies in Central Europe to create a balance against the power of Habsburg Emperor Charles V. [1]
The Bourbons won most territorial gains, as the Duchies of Lorraine and Bar went from being the Holy Roman Empire's fiefs to those of France, while the Spanish Bourbons gained two new kingdoms: Naples and Sicily. For their part, the Austrian Habsburgs received two Italian duchies in return, though Parma would soon revert to the Bourbons.
France's defeat of Spain and invasion of the Spanish Netherlands alarmed England and Sweden. With the Dutch Republic they formed the Triple Alliance to check Louis XIV's expansion. Louis II de Bourbon had captured Franche-Comté , but in face of an indefensible position, Louis XIV agreed to the peace of Aachen . [ 37 ]
France was deeply split between the monarchists on one side, and the Republicans on the other. The monarchists were comfortable with the tsar, but the Republicans deeply distrusted Russia. It was poor and not industrialized; it was intensely religious and authoritarian, with no sense of democracy or freedom for its peoples. It oppressed Poland.
The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy.
Class D: History, General and Old World is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class D. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] D – History (General)