The third and last of three partitions that ended the existence of
the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Poland disappears from the map
of Europe.
Citation:
Editors. "Third Partition of Poland by Prussia, Russia, and Austria".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=7119, accessed 25 May 2013.]