The szlachta (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂlaxta] ; Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the hereditary noble estate in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was the dominating social class in the Kingdom of Poland and the Commonwealth, which was exercising political rights and power.
The szlachta (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂlaxta] ; Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the hereditary noble estate in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was the dominating social class in the Kingdom of Poland and the Commonwealth, which was exercising political rights and power.
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