Mazowsze Province

Mazowsze Province Home Page Woj. Mazowieckie, Poland Queries Board -- posts which do not include the name of the town or province will be deleted Tips for writing a successful query An excellent article on how to write a query that will increase your odds of getting a reply Query Boards for former provinces now part of Mazowsze province: Ciechanów Ostrołęka Płock Siedlce Warsaw List of counties (powiat) and districts (gminy) in this province History of the Mazowsze Province History of the City of Warsaw Polish Records Transcription Project Northeast Poland Catholic Records Microfilms a wonderful guide to microfilmed records POL-MAZOWIECKIE Mailing List a RootsWeb mailing list for those researching specifically in the Mazowsze province

early 1300s The city of Warsaw is firmly established when the dukes of Mazovia build a stronghold on the site where the Royal Castle now stands. 1413 Warsaw becomes the base for the dukes of Mazovia, and the city grows beyond the surrounding city walls. 1526 Warsaw, along with the rest of Mazovia, comes under the direct rule of the king of Kraków 1569 Poland and Lithuania are unified, and the Sejm makes Warsaw the seat of their debates 1573 Warsaw becomes the seat of royal elections, but the kigs continue to reside in Kraków 1596 Warsaw becomes the official capital 1655-1660 The Swedes invade Poland, and the city suffers considerable damage but soon recovers 1791 the first contitution in Europe was signed in Warsaw 1795 Poland is partitioned; Warsaw falls under Prussian rule and is reduced to a provincial town 1807 Warsaw becomes a capital city again with the birth of the Duchy of Warsaw and continued as a capital of the Congress Kingdom of Poland 1830 Warsaw comes under Russian rule and remains under their rule until World War One begins 1918 Poland becomes an independent country once more and Warsaw is reinstated as the capital 1939 World War Two breaks out and Warsaw is occupied by the Nazi regime for five years 1943 The Ghetto Uprising occurs in April of this year 1944 The Warsaw Uprising lasts for 63 days, beginning on 1 August 1945 On 17 January, the Red Army invades Warsaw to liberate the city from German rule