The Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were a series of three partitions that took place in the second half of the 18th century and ultimately ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years .
Three partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place on the dates noted below : The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth .