Borderlands of the Crown and Lithuania during shaping a personal union

Abstract

Cross-border regions most often are territories which are claimed by two neighbouring countries. History of the last several hundred years shows that treaties, agreements concerning borders and arrangements did not offer assurance to keep demarcated borders. The dispute about the most benificial demarcation dominated in the foreign policy, which very often led to armed conflict. The beginning of good relations between the Crown and Lithuania is formally dated from signing Union in Krewo in 1385. At that time it was said that a personal union is being shaped.

Keywords: Borderlands, Lithuania, Poland, the Crown (Korona), union, country, international agreements