General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland
The General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland (28 June 1812 – 30 April 1813, Polish Konfederacja Generalna Królestwa Polskiego) was a Polish confederation established by emperor Napoleon I on the eve of his campaign in Russia.
General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland | |||||||
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| 1812–1813 | |||||||
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| Capital | Warsaw | ||||||
| Common languages | Polish and French | ||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Declared | 28 June 1812 | ||||||
• The confederation ceased to exist | 30 April 1813 | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PL | ||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||
It was formally founded by the Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw on 28 June 1812.[1] It re-established a form of government very similar to the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Marshal of the General Council of Confederation was named Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.
Its goal was to introduce Polish administration in the Russian territories of what is today Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine following their occupation by Napoleon's Grande Armée. The confederation ceased to exist on 30 April 1813.
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Seal of the Confederation
References
- Jacek Jędruch (1998). Constitutions, elections, and legislatures of Poland, 1493–1977: a guide to their history. EJJ Books. pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
Bibliography
- Diariusz Sejmowy z roku 1812, "Teki Archiwalne", t. 21, 1989, pp. 146–152
- A. Rembowski, Konfederacja Generalna i pospolite ruszenie w roku 1812, "Biblioteka Warszawska", t. 1, 1896, z. 3, pp. 478–514, t. 2, 1896, z. 1, pp. 67–86
- Marian Kukiel, Wojna 1812 roku, Kraków 1937
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