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Universities and colleges in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

  • University of KönigsbergDuke Albert of Prussia issued the deed of foundation for the Collegium Albertinum on the 20th of July 1544. This document established a Protestant academy in…
  • Zamoyski AcademyOn the 5th of April 1594, Crown Chancellor Jan Zamojski signed the documents that created a new academy in the city he built.
  • Jagiellonian UniversityKing Casimir III the Great issued a royal charter of foundation on the 12th of May 1364. This document granted permission to establish an institution of…
  • Vilnius UniversityIn 1579, King Stephen Báthory granted a charter to create the Vilnius Academy. This institution became the third oldest university in the Polish, Lithuanian…