Duchy of Warsaw

The **Duchy of Warsaw** (, , ) was a Polish state started by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. Poland had been divided among its neighbors in the Partitions of Poland. The Duchy was made up of the Polish lands given to France by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. Prussian and Russian troops occupied it when Napoleon was defeated in Russia. This split was made official in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna.

## History

Polish fighting in the Napoleonic Wars started when the first Polish legions were made with supporters of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Napoleon used them during the campaigns in Italy to great effect.

When he defeated Prussia, Napoleon wanted to make a country for Polish People. He used captured land to create it and made one of his allies the leader, who was also the King of Saxony.

The Duchy participated in many battles and wars with the French, such as when Napoleon attack Russia in 1812, and at the Battle of Leipzig. They also fought their own war with Austria in 1809.

When Napoleon left France in 1814, European leaders removed the Duchy of Warsaw and gave back land to Prussia, Russia and Austria at the Congress of Vienna.

## Infobox (country)

- **native name**:

- **conventional long name**: Duchy of Warsaw
- **status**: Client state
- **empire**: France
- **status text**: Client state of the First French Empire, French Empire,
Personal union with the Kingdom of Saxony
- **era**: Napoleonic Wars
- **government type**: Constitutional monarchy
- **p1**: South Prussia
- **flag p1**: Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
- **p2**: West Prussia
- **flag p2**: Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
- **p3**: New East Prussia
- **flag p3**: Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
- **p4**: Netze District
- **flag p4**: Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
- **p5**: West Galicia
- **flag p5**: Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg
- **s1**: Congress Poland
- **flag s1**: Royal Standard of the Tsar of Poland (1815–1830).svg
- **s2**: Grand Duchy of Posen
- **flag s2**: Flagge Preußen - Provinz Posen (1815).svg
- **s3**: West Prussia
- **flag s3**: Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
- **s4**: Free City of Cracow
- **flag s4**: Flag of Krakow.svg
- **year start**: 1807
- **date start**: 9 June
- **event start**: Treaties of Tilsit
- **event1**: Constitution of the Duchy of Warsaw, Constitution
- **date event1**: 22 July 1807
- **event2**: Battle of Raszyn (1809), Battle of Raszyn
- **date event2**: 19 April 1809
- **date event3**: 14 October 1809
- **event4**: French invasion of Russia, Invasion of Russia
- **date event4**: 24 June 1812
- **year end**: 1815
- **date end**: 9 June
- **event end**: Congress of Vienna
- **title leader**: Duke of Warsaw, Duke
- **leader1**: Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Warsaw, Frederick Augustus I
- **year leader1**: 1807–1815
- **title deputy**: List of Prime Ministers of Poland, Prime Minister
- **deputy2**: Ludwik Szymon Gutakowski, Ludwik S. Gutakowski
- **deputy3**: Józef Poniatowski
- **deputy4**: Stanisław Kostka Potocki, Stanisław K. Potocki
- **year deputy1**: 1807
- **year deputy2**: 1807–1808
- **year deputy3**: 1808–1809
- **year deputy4**: 1809–1815
- **legislature**: Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw, Sejm
- **house1**: Senate of Poland, Senate
- **house2**: Chamber of Deputies
- **image coat**: Coat of Arms of Duchy of Warsaw.svg
- **other symbol**:
- **other symbol type**: Coat of arms of Poland, Greater Coat of Arms:
- **symbol**: Coat of arms of Poland
- **image flag**: Flag of the Duchy of Warsaw.svg
- **flag**: Flag of Poland
- **image map**: Duchy of Warsaw (1812).svg
- **image map caption**: The Duchy of Warsaw in 1812
- **common languages**: Polish language, Polish, French language, French, German language, German
- **religion**: Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic
- **capital**: Warsaw
- **currency**: Polish złoty#First złoty, Złoty
- **area km2**: 157194