Masovian Governorate Explained

Conventional Long Name:Masovian Governorate
Native Name:Мазовецкая губерния
Nation:Congress Poland
Subdivision:Governorate
Event Start:Establishment
Date Start:7 March
Year Start:1837
Event End:Incorporation into the Warsaw Governorate
Date End:31 December
Year End:1844
Life Span:1837–1844
P1:Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837)Masovian Voivodeship
Flag P1:KP województwo mazowieckie COA.svg
Border P1:no
S1:Warsaw Governorate
Flag S1:Coat of Arms of Warsawa gubernia (Russian empire).png
Border S1:no
Capital:Warsaw
Membership Title1:Country
Membership1: Congress Poland

Masovia Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1837 to 1844, with its capital in Warsaw.

History

It 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]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Juliusz Bardach, Monika Senkowska-Gluck (editors): Historia państwa i prawa Polski, vol. 3. Warsaw: PWN, 1981, p. 354. ISBN 83-01-02658-8.
  2. Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 18. Warsaw, 1893. p. 96.