Masovia Governorate
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, and existed until 31 December 1844, when it was merged with the Kalisz Governorate, forming the Warsaw Governorate on 1 January 1845.
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References
- ^ Juliusz Bardach, Monika Senkowska-Gluck (editors): Historia państwa i prawa Polski, vol. 3. Warsaw: PWN, 1981, p. 354. ISBN 83-01-02658-8.
- ^ Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 18. Warsaw, 1893. p. 96.