Królestwo Polskie 1815–1874. Powstanie i upadek państwa
Journal Title: PRZEGLĄD SEJMOWY - Year 2017, Vol 139, Issue 2
Abstract
It was only in 1815–1830 that the Kingdom of Poland had a limited international personality, but it is hard not to treat it as a state. The situation of the Polish state in the years 1815–1874, in the sense of its rise and fall, is not rare in the history of states. The Kingdom of Poland was created out of the Duchy of Warsaw in May 1815 upon the decision of tsar Alexander I and recognized international law status of statehood under the Final Act of the Vienna Congress. Fifteen years later a Polish-Russian war was initiated to acquire the full sovereignty of the Kingdom and to incorporate the Lithuanian-Russian provinces. In 1863, an insurrection broke out inspired by similar goals. After the fall of the January Uprising, tsar Alexander II, wishing to avoid such problems in the future, decided to abolish a separate Polish statehood. The decision was implemented within a few years. With the appearance at the Royal Castle of the Warsaw Governor-General, the history of the Kingdom of Poland finally came to an end, although it really happened a little earlier when, on 12 March 1868, the status of viceroy (namiestnik) of the Kingdom of Poland was equated with that of the Russian governor general. In the legal sense, the fall of the state came to effect with the disappearance of a separate supreme authority in the Kingdom (even if it was exercised by non-Polish actors), the last element of which was the institution of the viceroy. Actually, it was decided by the insurgent attempt of 1863 and the accompanying diplomatic intervention of the Western states, which almost caused the outbreak of pan-European war.
Authors and Affiliations
Lech Mażewski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP242062
- DOI -
- Views 68
- Downloads 0
W sprawie głosowania korespondencyjnego jako jednej z alternatywnych procedur wyborczych w wybranych państwach
The study deals with correspondence voting as one of the so-called alternative voting procedures. This analysis covers selected European and non-European countries. The aim of the study is to show the characteristics of...
W obronie bezpośredniego horyzontalnego obowiązywania praw człowieka
Third party effect of human rights is a topic of interest to legal scholars, who analize the question not only in the context of legal systems of European countries. Scientifi c research has not settled the question of p...
Od Maapäev do Riigikogu. Proces tworzenia estońskiego parlamentaryzmu po I wojnie światowej
The actions of the Russian Provisional Government which came to power in February 1917 were in general supported by the Estonian nationalists. The Committee of the Estonian Knighthood stated in the name of the Estonian B...
Ewolucja statusu prawa lokalnego (szczególnie wyznaniowego) Alzacji-Mozeli w porządku konstytucyjnym Francji.
The author examines historical origins as well as background and characteristics of transformation of the local law in Alsace-Moselle, a region in France which in the past existed under the strong infl uence (including i...
Wizerunek Sejmu Ustawodawczego w opinii politycznych przedstawicieli społeczeństwa polskiego okresu II Rzeczypospolitej
One of the greatest mysteries, which the time was to solve, was the political, systemic, economic and social form of the state resulting from the processes accompanying the summoning of the Legislative Sejm. An argument...