The Provisional Council of the Duchy of Masovia ( pl, Rada Zastępcza Tymczasowa Księstwa Mazowieckiego) was a government ''ad interim'' of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
and the
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...
, liberated in the
Warsaw Insurrection during the
Kościuszko Uprising
The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794 and the Second Polish War, was an uprising against the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Pr ...
. It was headed by
Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski
Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski (1745–1802) was a notable Polish nobleman, politician, art collector, Freemason, and the Mayor of Warsaw during the last years of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, in 1792 and 1794.
Biography
Ignacy Wyssogota Za ...
, president of Warsaw.
It operated between 19 April and 27 May 1794, when it was subordinated to the
Supreme National Council Supreme National Council ( pl, Rada Najwyższa Narodowa) was the central civil government of Poland loyal to the Kościuszko Insurrection. Created by Kościuszko on 10 May 1794 in Połaniec camp, it had 8 councillors and 32 deputies.
See also
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.
The Council comprised four sections, each headed by a counselor:
* Diplomatic Section
* Police Section
* Treasury Section
* Military Section
Bibliography
* ''Protokóły i dzienniki Rady Zastępczej Tymczasowej i Rady Najwyższej Narodowej'', Kraków, 1918.
Kościuszko Uprising
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