Republic of Mosina explained

Conventional Long Name:Republic of Mosina
Government Type:Republic
Year Start:1848
Date Start:3 May
Event Start:Declaration of independence
Event1:Battle of Rogalin
Date Event1:8 May 1848
Year End:1848
Date End:9 May
Event End:Capitulation in Bardo
Official Languages:Polish
Capital:Mosina
Title Leader:Head of State
Leader1:Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer
Year Leader1:1848
P1:Kingdom of Prussia
Flag P1:Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
S1:Kingdom of Prussia
Flag S1:Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
Today:Poland

Republic of Mosina (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Mosińska) was a short-lived microstate centred around the city of Mosina, which existed for five or six days in May 1848. The country was proclaimed on 3 May 1848, during the Greater Poland uprising, out of lands of insurrect-controlled lands of Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, with Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer as its head of state. The republic ceased to exist five or six days later, on 8 or 9 May 1848 after the defeat of rebel forces.[1] [2]

The state was meant to be a temporary entity, that later would be reformed into an independent Polish state, that rebels had aimed to recreate. The capital of the country was Mosina and official language was Polish.[1] [2]

History

In March 1848, during Greater Poland uprising, the insurrectionist forces had formed the National Commity in rebel-controlled city of Mosina, in Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, with Wojciech Rost, Antoni Adamski, Stanisław Stefanowicz, Jan Kordylewski and Antoni Ruszkiewicz as its members. On 3 May 1848, the leader of insurgent forces, Jakub Krauthofer-Krotowski had declared the formation of the independent Republic of Mosina in the area around the cities Mosina and Kórnik and made himself a head of state. The state was meant to be a temporary entity, that later would be reformed into an independent Polish state, that rebels had aimed to recreate. Mosina was decided to be the capital of the state.[1] [2] Following the declaration of the country's independence, Krotowski-Krauthofer had replaced Prussian government officials in the area with Polish ones, including appointing Wojciech Rost as the new mayor of Mosina.[2]

The republic ceased to exist five days later, on 8 May 1848, after the rebels defeat in the battle of Rogalin, or a day later, on 9 May, after the clash in Trzebaw and following rebel capitulation in Bardo ending the uprising.[1] [3] Following the capitulation, Krauthofer-Krotowski was imprisoned in Konatrzewo.[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rzeczpospolita Mosińska - Ciekawostki - Region Wielkopolska • miejsca które warto odwiedzić . regionwielkopolska.pl . 25 July 2011 . pl . 2019-04-26.
  2. Web site: Rzeczpospolita Mosińska - co znaczy. moscina.pl.
  3. Web site: Rzeczpospolita Mosińska – państwo, które przetrwało 5 dni. histmag.org.