This nation’s liberum veto required unanimity to pass any law. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country, which was eventually partitioned by its neighbors due partly to the inefficiency of its parliament, the Sejm (“same”). Earlier, the Union of Lublin combined this kingdom with a Grand Duchy to its east.
ANSWER: Poland [accept Poland-Lithuania or Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, prompt on Lithuania]
[10h] This monarch orchestrated the First Partition of Poland, and gained the cities of Olsztyn (“OL-shtin”) and Elbląg (“EL-blonk”) from it, which allowed him to alter his title from “King in” a region to “King of” that region.
ANSWER: Frederick the Great [or Frederick II of Prussia or Friedrich II; prompt on Frederick or Friedrich]
[10e] After the Partitions of Poland, the Duchy of Warsaw was formed by this Corsican-born Emperor of the French, bringing a Polish state back into existence.
ANSWER: Napoleon I [or Napoleon Bonaparte or Napoleone di Buonaparte]
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