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Mazovia may also refer to Mazovia encoding for DOS. "Mazowsze" can also refer to a Polish folk group.
Masovia or
Mazovia is a geographical and
historical region situated in the
Masovian Plain in eastern
Poland. Its largest city is
Warsaw, while its historical capitals include
Płock and Warsaw.
History
Early history
Masovia probably became part of Poland by the reign of
Mieszko I in 1138, the first historically known
Piast duke of the
Polans in the 10th century. After the death of
Mieszko II in 1034, the local governor
Miecław supported an anti-
Christian rebellion, which was subsequently subdued by Duke
Casimir I,
Duke of Poland, in 1047 with help from
Ruthenian units.
Duchy of Masovia
Following the death of
Bolesław III Wrymouth, Poland was divided in duchies, according to his testament (see
fragmentation of Poland). After the death of the last Masovian Piast,
Janusz III, in 1526, Masovia became a
voivodeship of the
Kingdom of Poland.
Modern history
Masovia was annexed by the
Kingdom of Prussia during the 18th century
Partitions of Poland and briefly administered within
South Prussia and
New East Prussia. The territory became part of the
Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 during the
Napoleonic Wars, but was included within
Congress Poland, a puppet state of the
Russian Empire, in 1815.
In 1918 following
World War I, Masovia was included within the newly formed
Second Polish Republic. During
World War II,
Nazi-occupied Masovia was divided between the
General Government and
Regierungsbezirk Zichenau in
East Prussia. It was subsequently restored to Poland after the war.
In 1999 the
Masovian Voivodeship was created as one of
16 administrative regions of Poland.
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