Bracław Voivodeship
The Bracław Voivodeship (Latin: Palatinatus Braclaviensis; Polish: Województwo bracławskie; Ukrainian: Брацлавське воєводство, Braclavśke vojevodstvo) was a unit of administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Created in 1566 as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it was passed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1569 following the Union of Lublin. After Second Partition of Poland in 1793 the voivodeship was taken by the Russian Empire and replaced with the Bratslav Viceroyalty.
| Bracław Voivodeship | |||||||||
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| Voivodeship of Poland¹ | |||||||||
| 1566–1793 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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The Bracław Voivodeship (red) in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1635. | |||||||||
| Capital | Bracław | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 31,660 km2 (12,220 sq mi) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1566 | ||||||||
• Third partition | 24 October 1793 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | counties: 2 (3 since 1791) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ukraine Moldova² | ||||||||
| ¹ Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Voivodeship of Grand Duchy of Lithuania before 1569. ² Northern Transnistria. | |||||||||
In 1648-57 the territory of voivodeship was a part of Cossack Hetmanate following the Khmelnytsky Uprising and Truce of Andrusovo, while in 1672-99 it became part of Ottoman Ukraine which was a vassal Ottoman Empire (see: Treaty of Buchach and Treaty of Karlowitz).