![]() ![]() Since 1075 it has been the seat of the Diocese of Płock encompassing northern Mazovia the south formed the archdeaconate of Czersk belonging to Poznań, and the Duchy of Łowicz was part of the Archdiocese of Gniezno (this division remained as long as until the Partitions of Poland).ĭuring the 9th century Mazovia was perhaps inhabited by the tribe of Mazovians, and it was incorporated into the Polish state in the second half of 10th century under the Piast ruler Mieszko I. Between 10 this city was de facto the capital of Poland. In the period 1037–1047 it was the capital of the independent, Mazovian state of Masław. In the period of the rule of the first Polish monarchs of the Piast dynasty, Płock was one of their seats, and on the Cathedral Hill (Wzgórze Tumskie) they raised palatium. The historical region of Mazovia ( Mazowsze) in the beginning encompassed only the territories on the right bank of Vistula near Płock and had strong connections with Greater Poland (through Włocławek and Kruszwica). The borders of contemporary Mazovian Voivodeship (province), which was created in 1999, do not exactly reflect the original size of Mazovia, as they do not include the historically Mazovian cities of Łomża and Łowicz, but include the historically Lesser Polish cities of Radom and Siedlce.Ĭastle of the Mazovian Dukes in Czersk, 1410 ![]() The former inhabitants of Mazovia are the Masurians, who since the Late Middle Ages settled in neighboring southern Prussia, a region later called Masuria, where they converted to Protestantism in the Reformation era, thus leaving Catholicism, to which their relatives from Mazovia still adhered. Between 18, the Mazovian Governorate was established, which encompassed the south of the region along with Łęczyca Land and south-eastern Kuyavia. During the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over 20% of Mazovian population was categorized as petty nobility. From 1138, Mazovia was governed by a separate branch of the Piast dynasty and when the last ruler of the independent Duchy of Mazovia died, it was fully incorporated to the Polish Crown in 1526. ![]() The main city of the region was Płock, which was even capital of Poland from 1079 to 1138 however, in Early Modern Times Płock lost its importance to Warsaw, which became the capital of Poland. Historical Mazovia existed from the Middle Ages until the partitions of Poland and consisted of three voivodeships with the capitals in Warsaw, Płock and Rawa. Throughout the centuries, Mazovia developed a separate sub-culture featuring diverse folk songs, architecture, dress and traditions different from those of other Poles. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Mazovia or Masovia ( Polish: Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. Three historical Mazovian voivodeships in comparison with contemporary Polish voivodeships ![]()
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