The General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland (28 June 1812 – 30 April 1813, Polish ''Konfederacja Generalna Królestwa Polskiego'') was a Polish confederation established by emperor

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

on the eve of his campaign in

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. It was formally founded by the

Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw ( pl, Sejm Księstwa Warszawskiego) was the parliament of the Duchy of Warsaw. It was created in 1807 by Napoleon, who granted a new constitution to the recently created Duchy. It had limited competences, including hav ...

on 28 June 1812. It re-established a form of government very similar to the former

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. The Marshal of the General Council of Confederation was named Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski. Its goal was to introduce Polish administration in the Russian territories of what is today

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and

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following their occupation by Napoleon's

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. The confederation ceased to exist on 30 April 1813.

Gallery

File:Seal of the General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland.PNG, Seal of the Confederation

References

Bibliography

* ''Diariusz Sejmowy z roku 1812'', "Teki Archiwalne", t. 21, 1989, pp. 146–152 * A. Rembowski, ''Konfederacja Generalna i pospolite ruszenie w roku 1812'', "Biblioteka Warszawska", t. 1, 1896, z. 3, pp. 478–514, t. 2, 1896, z. 1, pp. 67–86 *

Marian Kukiel Marian Włodzimierz Kukiel (pseudonyms: ''Marek Kąkol'', ''Stach Zawierucha''; 15 May 1885 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska – 15 August 1973 in London) was a Polish major general, historian, social and political activist. One of the founders of Zwi� ...

, ''Wojna 1812 roku'',

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

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