Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)
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This article is about the administrative unit from 1526 to 1795. For other uses of that name, see Masovian Voivodeship (disambiguation).
Masovian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo Mazowieckie) was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland, and of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from the 1526 to the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795). Together with Płock and Rawa Voivodeships, it formed the province of Masovia. Its area was 23,200 km2., divided into ten lands (see ziemia). The seat of the voivode was Warsaw, local sejmiks also convened in Warsaw, at St. Martin's church.
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Masovian Voivodeship Palatinatus Masoviensis Województwo Mazowieckie | |||||||||||||
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Voivodeship of Poland¹ | |||||||||||||
1526–1795 | |||||||||||||
The Masovian Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1635. | |||||||||||||
Capital | Warsaw | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• | 23,200 km2 (9,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1526 | ||||||||||||
October 24 1795 | |||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | Ten lands divided into 22 counties | ||||||||||||
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¹ Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. The kingdom was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569. |
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