Masovia Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1837 to 1844, with its capital in Warsaw.[1][2]
| Masovian Governorate Мазовецкая губерния | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Congress Poland | |||||||||
| 1837–1844 | |||||||||
| Capital | Warsaw | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Establishment | 7 March 1837 | ||||||||
• Incorporation into the Warsaw Governorate | 31 December 1844 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Country |  Congress Poland | ||||||||
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History
editIt was established on 7 March 1837, replacing the Masovian Voivodeship,[1] and existed until 31 December 1844, when it was merged with the Kalisz Governorate, forming the Warsaw Governorate on 1 January 1845.[2]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Juliusz Bardach, Monika Senkowska-Gluck (editors): Historia państwa i prawa Polski, vol. 3. Warsaw: PWN, 1981, p. 354. ISBN 83-01-02658-8.
- ^ a b Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 18. Warsaw, 1893. p. 96.
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