Prince Józef Poniatowski Commander in Chief of forces of Duchy of Warsaw. On July 7, 1807, under the Treaty of Tilsit created the Duchy of Warsaw (Duché de Varsovie). It covered at the time of the creation of 104. square km and had approximately 2.6 million citizens. Hereditary ruler of a new ally of Napoleon, the King of Saxony Frederick Augustus I, which, ironically, agree with the Act of the Government, which provided for rights "redirects here the throne by Polish Elector after Stanislaus Augusta. Apparently the whole creature described the State probably Franciszek Ksawery Dmochowski: "What kind of a country? -Duchy Of Warsaw. -Who is here? -King of Saxony. -What the military here? -Polish. -What rights? -French. -What money? -Prussian. " The ruined country after the war, charged the French rekwizycjami in addition to 1807r and huge expenditure on the army widened its borders in 1809r. nearly double after winning the war with Austria. On the 1812r campaign. exhibited approximately 90 thousand. people, what made yet never seen before with a much larger human resources Republic of. After the defeat in Russia, the Saxon campaign came snowdrifts 1813r. Ultimately, the Duchy of Warsaw and dreams of a sovereign Poland were drowned with their greatest proponent, Gen. dyw., Prince Joseph Poniatowskim on October 19, 1813r. Although this "Republic of one and a half" was actually only 6 years, and so on more than 100 years old accounted for many Polish substitute and most importantly, strengthen us poles, in the belief that "we are able to stand out on the independence". (Picture-"Making the Constitution of the Principality by Napoleon Warszawskiemu" Marcello Bacciarelli, source-wikipedia.org) Damian Bączkiewicz. (Translated by Bing)
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