Duchy of Warsaw

Duchy of Warsaw was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1807 to 1815 CE, about 8 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

A Polish state that Napoleon created from Prussian and Austrian partition lands. After his fall the Congress of Vienna handed most of it to Russia as a kingdom under the tsar.

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Facts

Dates

1807 to 1815 CE

Duration

8 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Warsaw

Events in Europe during its time

• 1815 Battle of Waterloo

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Naples 1282 to 1816 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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