Grand Duchy of Poland

## **Overview**

Flag of the Grand Duchy of Poland

ENGLISH: Grand Duke Casimir I

## Location

Current Map of the Grand Duchy of Poland

The Grand Duchy of Poland is an independent nation founded by King Casimir I (Tsar\_\_Putin) of House Contea in the Poland Region; Capital being Warszawa. It was founded on October 25, 2020. It was a member state of The Entente alliance.

**Population:** 30,000 (20,000 Bluefieldian Dual-Citizens; 10,000 Serbian Dual-Citizens; 10,000 Regular Citizens)

**Page Last Updated:** February 24, 2022

## **National Economics, Language, and Administration**

### **National Currency**

The Grand Duchy of Poland uses the **Polish Zloty** as its currency. The Zloty is known as the *least* inflated currency in Eurocraft, with a very high conversion rate. Currency printing is reserved to the Grand Duke's discretion. Therefore, resource **conversion rates may fluctuate and can be denied for any or no reason to preserve low inflation rates**. The Conversion Rates are as follows:

* **Currency Conversion**
	+ 10 Serbian Denari: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 10 Blueflieldian Kroner: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 10 Norwegian Kroner: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 10 Beneluxian Franks: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 180 Sverenian Kroner: 1 Polish Zloty

* **Resource Conversion**
	+ 128 Bread (2 Stacks): 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 20 Iron Ingots: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 5 Gold Ingots: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 20 Emeralds: 1 Polish Zloty
	+ 10 Diamonds: 1 Polish Zloty

The Grand Duchy of Poland used to use the Bluefieldian Kroner until its independence on October 30, 2020.

### **National Languages**

The national languages of the Grand Duchy of Poland are:

* English (Primary Language)
* Polish

All Government Proceedings and records are recorded/carried out in both languages but English is mostly used in Poland to help with international communications.

### **National Administrative Regions**

Poland is split into 9 different provincial-style administrative regions called "Województwa (Voivodeships)." The capital, Warszawa, is located in the Masovian Voivodeship which doubles as the largest Voivodeship in Poland.

#### **Pomeralian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Pomeralia

**Founded:** November 4, 2020

Not to be confused with *Pomerania*, Pomeralia is located in Northwestern Poland and is situated in the historic *Pomeralia* region and a section of East Pomerania. Pomeralia is the main entry to Poland foreigners and nationals use alike to enter or exit Poland via sea. Pomeralia is therefore Poland's main naval transportation hub.

#### **East Prussian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Wschodnia Prusja

**Founded:** November 4, 2020

East Prussia, located in East Prussia (Northern Poland) is the main transport hub from the Baltic Empire to Poland and Warsaw via land routes. German land envoys also travel through East Prussia on diplomatic missions.

#### **Greater Polish Voivodeship**

**PL:** Wielkopolska

**Founded:** November 3, 2020

Greater Poland, located just south of Pomeralia, is the most western Voivodeship in Poland. It is the main ground-route Voivodeship between Germany and Poland; touching the Oder river at ist most western point. The Township of Gniezno, which is yet to be developed, was the founding site of Poland in real life and has great cultural impact to the Polish people.

#### **Kuyavian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Kujawy

**Founded:** November 3, 2020

Kuyavia is located in between Masovia and Greater Poland. It is a trade and agricultural hub in Poland, taking advantage of the rich waters by the Vistula River. Kuyavia is the wettest Voivodeship in Poland.

#### **Masovian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Mazowieckie

**Cities:** Warszawa (CAPITAL OF NATION AND VOIVODESHIP)

**Population:** 30,000

**Founded:** November 3, 2020

Masovia is the largest Voivodeship in Poland, situated in the Centre of the nation. The country's largest nation and capital, Warsaw, is located in the center-bottom of the province; right on the junction where the Vistula and Warta rivers meet. The two rivers make the Warsaw region in Masovia a cultural, political and economic hub.

#### **Podlesian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Podlesie

**Founded:** November 3, 2020

Podlesie is the most Eastern-located Voivodeship in Poland and is home to Wlesie Natural Park, a nature reserve in the northern section of the Voivodeship near the border with the Baltic Empire. Podlesie is the most rural Voivodeship in Poland and is home to well-preserved, beautiful rural forestry and natural beauty.

#### **Silesian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Śląsk

**Founded:** November 4, 2020

Located in Central-West Poland, Silesia is the border hub between Poland and the Kingdom of Bohemia; with the *Epic Slav Highway (Highway 69)* going through some of its urban centers. It is one of the hilliest regions in Poland; being in the Sudetes Mountains. However, Siliesia is still mostly flat and filled with forest like the rest of Poland.

#### **Lesser Polish Voivodeship**

**PL:** Małopolska

**Founded:** November 3, 2020

Lesser Poland, located in Southern Poland, is home to the "Cultural Capital" of Poland, Krakow (to be built in the future). It is a hilly Voivodeship, with the Carpathian and Sudetes Mountain Ranges being on its southern and western borders respectively.

#### **Galicia-Volhynian Voivodeship**

**PL:** Galicja-Wołyń

**Founded:** November 4, 2020

Galicia-Volhynia is located in Western Ukraine (Southeast Poland) and is the main Voivodeship in Poland that produces livestock goods such as meat and wool. Its southern border touches the Bug river, which gives Poland access to the Black Sea. Western Galicia is home to the eastern cliffs of the Carpathian Mountains.

## **National Politics & Allies**

### **Alliances & Foreign Relations**

The Grand Duchy of Poland is in The Entente Alliance.

Poland has close relations with Kazakhstan. Here is a list of Poland's Foreign Stances in best-worst relations status:

* Baltic Empire: Friendly, Official Ally
* Benelux Republic: Friendly, Official Ally
* Kingdom of Bluefield: Friendly, Official Ally
* Serbian Empire: Friendly, Official Ally
* Roman Empire: Friendly, Official Ally
* Kazakhstan: Friendly, Collaborative with each other
* Kingdom of Bohemia: Friendly, Friendly Diplomacy
* Second Ottoman Empire: Friendly, Friendly Diplomacy
* Kingdom of Sverenia: Friendly, Friendly Diplomacy
* Republic of Islandia: Friendly
* Free Republic of Ibizia: Neutral, Refugee Deals
* Grand Duchy of Carthage: Neutral
* Peoples Republic of Scotland: Neutral
* Jerusalem: Neutral, Land Claims Against Them (Poland wants Zaliznyi Port)
* Egypt: Neutral
* Kingdom of Norway: Negative

### **National Politics**

The leadership of the Grand Duchy of Poland is inherited by the heir to the Throne that is declared by the Grand Duke. If no heir is specified, any close relatives of the Grand Duke are to be chosen. If no options are available, a national election is held to elect a new leader & dynasty from anyone in the Polish populace.

The Leaders of the Grand Duchy of Poland (Most-Least Recent) - PL/EN

**The Heirs to the Throne of the Grand Duchy of Poland by Order of Entitlement; as Decreed by Grand Duke Casimir I on October 26th, 2020:**

1. King Kai I of Bluefield
2. King Christian I of Sverenia
3. Elected Candidate

## **History**

### **Founding**

The Grand Duchy of Poland was founded on October 25, 2020 by King Casimir I "The Based" (Tsar\_\_Putin) (<- link to his profile on Polynesia) who came to Eurocraft after losing most Royal notability in the Republic of Polynesia (RoP) by Liberal factions in the nation. His abdication from the Polynesian Throne was a bloodless one following a referendum to abolish the RoP monarchy. Grand Duke Casimir I decided to make contact with his Polish roots in real life and settled in the Poland region; founding Warszawa (Warsaw) on October 26th, 2020. Bluefieldian, Sverenian, and Baltic Empire envoys came to the city's site giving valuable gifts such as diamonds and a horse to welcome Poland into the Entente alliance via voluntarily becoming a loyal protectorate of the Kingdom of Bluefield on Oct. 25. Poland temporarily adopted the Blufieldian Kroner currency based on Emeralds to better coordinate with its overlord.

### **Short Time as a Subject**

On the same day as its founding, Poland asked for Bluefieldian protection as a protectorate as King Casimir I felt uneasy surrounded by two powerful nations (Baltic Empire and Germany). After negotiating deals, travelling the world, establishing Warsaw, and establishing relations with all nations, Poland negotiated with Bluefield to stop being their subject. The negotiations were successful on October 30th, 2020 and in exchange for independence, Poland stayed in the Entente Alliance. Poland ditched the Bluefieldian Kroner currency and established the "Zloty" currency based on Gold Ingots. Capitalizing on its newfound independence, Warsaw was moved further north up the Vistula river to the junction where the Vistula and Warta rivers meet for economic and strategic purposes.

### **The Prussian Purchase**

King Casimir I created the *Voivodeships* system (administrative regions similar to *provinces*) on November 3, 2020, in preparation for opening up negotiations with the German Republic to buy West Prussia (A.K.A. Pomeralia), East Silesia, and parts of East Pomerania off of them. A day later, just hours following the end of the successful Venetian Coalitionist War, King Casimir I successfully bought his planned lands but for a hefty price of money, natural resources, and infrastructure development help. In addition, Poland agreed to not expand past the Carpathian Mountains or any further west than their now-current borders. Polish engineers were also ordered to help with the founding of Berlin when needed upon request by German Chancellor Stested. Encouraged by this success, Poland increased its border possessions in the south and east; creating new Voivodeships like Galicia-Volhynia and expanding small exiting ones like Podlesie. Poland effectively doubled its size in just 1 day, taking full control of the Vistula and Warta rivers, gaining access to the Oder river via the new border with Germany, and access to the Bug river from the southern border of Galicia-Volhynia (therefore being now able to safely access the Black Sea). As a free gift of thanks to their Baltic Empire allies for creating an Entente military armament program (which gave weapons to all Entente Alliance members for free supplied by the Baltic Arms Industry), Poland gave Memel to them.

### **End**

The Grand Duchy of Poland ceased to exist on December 29th, 2020 upon the end of the Eurocraft server. Its global economic policy influenced government policy under Prime Minister Bee and FrederickTheFrog in another server called Polynesia. With Eurocraft gone, the entire population bar its Serb dual citizens flocked to Polynesia in an event known as the Eurocraft Diaspora.