Where are they from?
Poland
They were in power until?
late 18th century
Who qualified to be part of this group?
noble class
What did they need to possess?
landed property
Under whom did they gain power?
King Casimir III the Great
Who else was added later?
the existing Lithuanian nobility
When?
1413
Where did it expand?
Ducal Prussia, Podolian and Ruthenian lands.
When?
1569–1795
What is the Polish word?
szlachta