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[[Image:Rzeczpospolita voivodships.png|thumb|right|366px|Map showing voivodeships of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]].]] |
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The '''Livonian Voivodeship''' ({{lang-lt|Livonijos vaivadija}}; {{lang-pl|Województwo inflanckie}}) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the [[Inflanty|Duchy of Livonia]], part of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], since it was formed in the 1620s out of the [[Wenden Voivodeship]] till the [[Partitions of Poland|First Partition of Poland]] in 1772. The Livonian Voivodeship was one of the few territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to be ruled jointly by Poland and Lithuania. |
The '''Livonian Voivodeship''' ({{lang-lt|Livonijos vaivadija}}; {{lang-pl|Województwo inflanckie}}) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the [[Inflanty|Duchy of Livonia]], part of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], since it was formed in the 1620s out of the [[Wenden Voivodeship]] till the [[Partitions of Poland|First Partition of Poland]] in 1772. The Livonian Voivodeship was one of the few territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to be ruled jointly by Poland and Lithuania. |
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Revision as of 18:07, 12 January 2007
The Livonian Voivodeship (Lithuanian: Livonijos vaivadija; Polish: Województwo inflanckie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Duchy of Livonia, part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, since it was formed in the 1620s out of the Wenden Voivodeship till the First Partition of Poland in 1772. The Livonian Voivodeship was one of the few territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to be ruled jointly by Poland and Lithuania.
The seat of the voivode was Dyneburg (Daugavpils).