THIS WOULD PAY OFF IN SPADES, ALLOWING THEM TO CAST OFF THE SHACKLES OF THEIR POLISH-LITHUANIAN OVERLORDS AND ENTER THE RANKS OF THE GREAT POWERS BY THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY. DESPITE ALREADY HAVING THEIR HANDS FULL IN MANAGING A VAST REALM LINKING THREE CONTINENTS,

 

THIS WOULD PAY OFF IN SPADES, ALLOWING THEM TO CAST OFF THE SHACKLES OF THEIR POLISH-LITHUANIAN OVERLORDS AND ENTER THE RANKS OF THE GREAT POWERS BY THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY. DESPITE ALREADY HAVING THEIR HANDS FULL IN MANAGING A VAST REALM LINKING THREE CONTINENTS,