Editing Grodno (section)

===Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth===
{{wide image|File:Horadnia. Горадня (1567).jpg|800px|align-cap=center|Cityscape of Grodno city in 1567}}
To aid the reconstruction of trade and commerce, the grand dukes allowed the creation of a [[Jew]]ish commune in 1389. It was one of the first Jewish communities in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1441 the city received its charter, based on the [[Magdeburg Law]]. In 1445, [[Casimir IV Jagiellon]] received a delegation from [[Kraków]] in Grodno announcing his election as king of Poland.{{sfn|Jodkowski|1923|p=9}}

[[File:Horadnia, Novy zamak. Горадня, Новы замак (XVIII).jpg|thumb|The [[New Grodno Castle|New Castle in Grodno]] used to be a summer residence of [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] monarchs]]
As an important centre of trade, commerce, and culture, Grodno was a notable [[royal city]] and was also one of the royal residences and political centers of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. In the 1580s, Grodno was the ''[[de facto]]'' capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, when King [[Stephen Báthory of Poland]] moved his main residence and military headquarters there.<ref name=sm>{{cite journal|last=Marozau|first=Siarhei|year=2020|title=Stefan Batory w pamięci historycznej Grodna i jego mieszkańców (XX – początek XXI wieku)|journal=Studia Białorutenistyczne|publisher=Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej|location=Lublin|volume=14|page=90|issn=1898-0457}}</ref> Stephen Báthory rebuilt the [[Old Grodno Castle]] into an important royal residence and built the [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] Batorówka Palace.<ref name=sm/> The Old and [[New Castle in Grodno|New Castles]] were often visited by the Commonwealth monarchs. Kings [[Casimir IV Jagiellon]] and Stephen Báthory died there, and the latter was initially buried at the local [[Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grodno|Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary]].{{sfn|Jodkowski|1923|p=10}}<ref name=sm/> Grodno was one of the places where the [[Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Sejms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] were held, incl. the [[Grodno Sejm|last Sejm in the history of the Commonwealth]] in 1793.

The city was the site of two battles, [[Battle of Grodno (1706)]] and [[Battle of Grodno (1708)]] during the [[Great Northern War]].

After the [[Second Partition of Poland|Second Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] and a subsequent administrative reform of the remainder of the Commonwealth, Grodno became the capital of the short-lived [[Grodno Sejm|Grodno Voivodeship]] in 1793.