Not to be confused with Treaty of Brest-Litovsk or Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Ukraine–Central Powers).
Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1566–1795
Flag
Coat of arms
Brest-Litovsk Voivodeship in red. Voivodeship's borders did not change since the Union of Lublin.
Brześć Litewski Voivodeship in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Capital
Brest-Litovsk
Area
•
40,600 km2 (15,700 sq mi)
History
• Established
1566
• Third partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1795
Political subdivisions
counties: two
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Lithuania
Russian Empire
Today part of
Belarus Poland Ukraine
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