Lublin Voivodeship (1474–1795)
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Lublin Voivodeship 15th century – 1795 was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...

 created in 1474 out of parts of Sandomierz Voivodeship
Sandomierz Voivodeship
Sandomierz Voivodeship was a unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of the Little Poland region. Originally Sandomierz Voivodeship also covered the area around Lublin, but in 1474 its three eastern counties...

 and lasting till the Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...

 in 1795. It was part of the province of Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland, with its capital in the city of Kraków. It forms the southeastern corner of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland...

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Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:
  • Lublin


Administrative division:
  • Lublin County
    Lublin County
    Lublin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Lublin, although the city is not part...

     (Powiat Lubelski), Lublin
    Lublin
    Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

  • Urzędów County
    Urzedów County
    Urzędów County was a powiat within the Lublin Voivodeship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Today, Urzędów belongs to the Kraśnik County....

     (Powiat Urzędowski), Urzędów
    Urzedów
    Urzędów is a village in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Urzędów. It lies approximately north-west of Kraśnik and south-west of the regional capital Lublin....

  • Łuków County (Powiat Łukowski), Łuków


Main Lublin Voivodes:
  • Jan Feliks "Szram" Tarnowski (before 1494)
  • Piotr Firlej
    Piotr Firlej
    Piotr Firlej was a Polish nobleman .Piotr became voivode of Lublin Voivodship in 1537 and voivode of Ruthenian Voivodship in 1545. In 1514 he participated in the Battle of Orsza and was a trusted adviser of Queen Bona and King Zygmunt II August. He founded the cities of Janowiec and Lubartów and...

    , 1537–1545
  • Jan Tarło (1527–1587) (from 1574)
  • Marek Sobieski
    Marek Sobieski
    *For other Marek Sobieskis, see Marek Sobieski .Marek Sobieski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble ....

     (from 1597)
  • Aleksander Piotr Tarło (1631–1649)
  • Marcin Zamoyski
    Marcin Zamoyski
    Marcin Zamoyski was a Polish nobleman .Marcin became the fourth Ordynat of Zamość estate in 1674. He became a Royal Rotmistrz in 1656, Podstoli of Lwów in 1677, voivode of Bracław Voivodeship in 1678, voivode of Lublin Voivodeship in 1682 and Grand Treasurer of the Crown in 1685. He was starost of...

     (from 1682)
  • Jan Tarło (1684–1750) (from 1719)
  • Tomasz Antoni Zamoyski
    Tomasz Antoni Zamoyski
    Tomasz Antoni Zamoyski was a Polish nobleman .Tomasz became the 7th Ordynat of Zamość estate. Since 1744 voivode of Lublin Voivodeship. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1746....

     (from 1744)
  • Antoni Lubomirski
    Antoni Lubomirski
    Prince Antoni Lubomirski was a Polish nobleman, landowner, and general.Antoni was the owner of Przeworsk and Boguchwała. He became Grand Guardian of the Crown in 1748, and was also a Lieutenant-General. From 1778 onward, he was voivode of Lublin Voivodeship, and from 1779 onward of the Kraków...

     (from 1778)


Neighboring Voivodeships:
  • Masovian Voivodeship
  • Brest Litovsk Voivodeship
  • Chełm Voivodeship
  • Bełz Voivodeship
  • Ruthenian Voivodeship
    Ruthenian Voivodeship
    Ruthenia Voivodeship was an administrative division of the Kingdom of Poland . Together with Bełz Voivodeship, it formed Lesser Poland Province with its capital city in Kraków. Part of Lesser Poland region...

  • Sandomierz Voivodeship
    Sandomierz Voivodeship
    Sandomierz Voivodeship was a unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of the Little Poland region. Originally Sandomierz Voivodeship also covered the area around Lublin, but in 1474 its three eastern counties...

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