Editing Lutsk (section)

===Kingdom of Poland===
In 1432, Volhynia became a [[fief]] of the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland]] and Lutsk became the seat of the governors, and later the Marshalls of the Land of Volhynia. That same year, the city was granted [[Magdeburg rights]] by King Władysław II Jagiełło.{{sfn|Nieć|1937|p=228}} It was one of the minor centers of [[Armenians in Poland]], with an Armenian church.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stopka|first=Krzysztof|editor-last1=Kopczyński|editor-first1=Michał|editor-last2=Tygielski|editor-first2=Wojciech|year=2010|title=Pod wspólnym niebem. Narody dawnej Rzeczypospolitej|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Muzeum Historii Polski, Bellona|chapter=Ormianie|page=118|isbn=978-83-11-11724-2}}</ref> In 1497, [[Alexander Jagiellon]] confirmed the city's old [[privilege (law)|privileges]].{{sfn|Nieć|1937|p=228}} In 1569, Volhynia was fully incorporated into the Polish kingdom and the town became the capital of both the Łuck powiat and [[Wołyń Voivodeship (1569–1795)|Volhynian Voivodeship]] in the [[Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Lesser Poland Province]]. After the [[Union of Lublin]], the local Orthodox bishop converted to [[Eastern Catholicism]].

The city continued to prosper as an important economic centre of the region. By the mid-17th century, Łuck had approximately 50,000 inhabitants and was one of the largest towns in the area{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}. During the [[Khmelnytsky Uprising]], the town was seized by the forces of Colonel Kolodko. Up to 4,000 people were slaughtered, approximately 35,000 fled, and the city was looted and partially burnt. It never fully recovered. In 1781, the city was struck by a fire which destroyed 440 houses, both cathedrals, and several other churches. In 1788, Łuck was the 25th largest city of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]].{{sfn|Nieć|1937|p=230}} The city embraced the [[Constitution of 3 May 1791]].{{sfn|Nieć|1937|p=230}}