Timeline of Historical Events Tenth century Proto-Polish state organizes in Central Europe. 966 Poland adopts Roman Catholic Christianity. 1000 First Polish Archiepiscopal See formed at Gniezno. 1025 Bolesław I (“Chrobry”) crowned as fi rst king. 1228 Konrad of Mazovia invites Teutonic Knights to Poland. 1241 Mongols invade Battle of Legnica fought. 1264 Act of Kalisz makes Poland sanctuary for Jews. 1364 University of Kraków founded (refounded by King Jagiełło in 1400). 1374 Act of Koszyce confi rms and extends the rights of the Polish nobility. 1385 Union of Krewo is fi rst step in Polish-Lithuanian union. 1386 Polish-Lithuanian union begun when Jadwiga of Po- land marries Jagiełło of Lithuania. Lithuania adopts Christianity, and Jagiełło becomes king of Poland. 1410 Polish-Lithuania defeats Teutonic Knights at Grunwald.
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