Masovian Voivodeship (Kingdom of Poland)

Masovian Voivodeship ( Latin Palatinatus Masoviensis , Polish. Województwo mazowieckie ) is an administrative-territorial unit of the Kingdom of Poland and the Commonwealth . It existed in the years 1529 - 1795 .

Voivodship
Masovian Voivodeship
polish Województwo mazowieckie lat Palatinatus masoviensis
A country	Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Included in	Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Includes	Warsaw, Cherskaya, Viznenskaya, Vyshogrudskaya, Zakrochimskaya, Lomzhinskaya, Nurskaya, Ruzhanskaya, Tsekhanuvskaya and Libyan lands
Adm. Centre	Warsaw
Governors	( list )
The number of senators	eight
History and Geography
Date of formation	1529 - 1795
Date of Abolition
Square	22 571.77 km²
Largest cities	Warsaw , Chersk , Vyshogrud , Zakrochim , Lomza , Nur, Rujan , Ciechanow , Liv
Population
Population	402 368 people ( 1790 )
Nationalities	Poles
Denominations	Catholics
official languages	polish latin

Masovian Voivodeship was created on the basis of the lands of the Masovian Principality . It was part of the Greater Poland province and belonged to the Mazovia region. It was located in the western part of the Commonwealth , in the east of Mazovia. The center of the voivodship is the city of Warsaw , the capital of the Commonwealth . Led by the voivode of the Mazovian . The Sejm of the Voivodeship also gathered in Warsaw .

The Masovian Voivodeship was represented by 8 senators in the Senate of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (the voivode of Mazovia, Chertian , Wiesnien , Vysogrudok , Zakrochimsky , Warsaw, Ciechanow and Livonian). It consisted of 10 lands (Warsaw, Chersky, Vizenskaya, Vyshogrudskaya , Zakrochim , Lomzhinsky, Nursky, Ruzhansky , Tsekhanuvskaya and Livsky lands) and 25 counties. The area of ​​the province is 22 571.77 km², according to the census of 1790 the population was 402 368 people.

In 1795, after the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Masovian Voivodeship was liquidated and divided between Prussia and Austria . Most of the province's territory became part of the Prussian province of New East Prussia , and a smaller part - in the administrative region of Western Galicia of the Austrian Empire.