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The '''First Partition of Poland''' or '''First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth''' took place in 1772 as the first of [[partitions of Poland|three partitions]] that ended the existence of the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] by 1795. Growth in the [[Russian Empire]]'s power, threatening the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] and the [[Habsburg Monarchy|Habsburg]] [[Austrian Empire]], was the primary motive behind this first [[partition (politics)|partition]]. [[Frederick the Great]] engineered the partition to prevent Austria, jealous of Russian successes against the Ottoman Empire, from going to war. The weakened Commonwealth's land, including that was already controlled by Russia, was apportioned among its more powerful neighbors—Austria, Russia and Prussia—so as to restore the regional [[balance of power in international relations|balance of power]] in [[Central Europe]] among those three countries. With Poland unable to effectively defend itself, and with foreign troops already inside the country, the Polish parliament ([[Sejm]]) ratified the partition in 1773 during the [[Partition Sejm]] convened by the three powers.