# Canonical recap data for Partition of Poland (1795)
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slug: partition-of-poland
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1795/partition-of-poland"
title: Partition of Poland
subtitle: Russia, Prussia, and Austria's final partition erased Poland from the map for 123 years and redrew Eastern European borders.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1795-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1795
decade: 1790
country:
name: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
slug: polish-lithuanian-commonwealth
summaryShort: "From 1795 to 1918, Poland was split between Prussia, the Habsburg monarchy, and Russia and had no independent existence. In 1795 the third and the last of the three 18th-century partitions of Poland ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Nevertheless, events both within and outside the Polish lands "
summaryLong: From 1795 to 1918, Poland was split between Prussia, the Habsburg monarchy, and Russia and had no independent existence. In 1795 the third and the last of the three 18th-century partitions of Poland ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Nevertheless, events both within and outside the Polish lands kept hopes for restoration of Polish independence alive throughout the 19th century. Poland's geopolitical location on the Northern European Lowlands became especially important in a period when its expansionist neighbors, the Kingdom of Prussia and Imperial Russia, involved themselves intensely in European rivalries and alliances as modern nation-states took form over the entire continent.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Muslim_refugees_in_the_Tomb_of_Humayun.png/1280px-Muslim_refugees_in_the_Tomb_of_Humayun.png"
heroImageCredit: Mydust · via Wikipedia
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918)"
  title: Partitioned Poland (1795-1914)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- election
metaDescription: From 1795 to 1918, Poland was split between Prussia, the Habsburg monarchy, and Russia and had no independent existence. In 1795 the third and the last of the t
wikidataQid: Q977282
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260514090925/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_%281795%E2%80%931918%29"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-14
  label: Partitioned Poland (1795-1914)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918)"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- annexation
- regime_change
canonicalClasses:
- collapse
- transformation
impactRadius: regional
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: death
