{"id":21538,"date":"2019-03-17T11:16:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T18:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2020-10-04T11:46:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T18:46:50","slug":"administrative-structure-of-the-crown-of-the-kingdom-of-poland-1569-1795","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21538","title":{"rendered":"Administrative Structure of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland 1569-1795"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland refers to the territories under the control of the King of Poland. The Union of Lublin, signed on 01 July 1569, joined the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Union of Lublin transferred the Poldaskie, Volhynian (Wo\u0142y\u0144), Podole, and Kiev (Kij\u00f3w) Voivodeships from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1891-Reduced.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1891-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - After 1667\u00ef\u00bb\u00bf\" class=\"wp-image-21588\" width=\"600\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1891-Reduced.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1891-Reduced-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1891-Reduced-768x685.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1891-Reduced-1024x914.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth &#8211; After 1667<\/strong><br>Feliks Antoniewicz, <em>Mapa dawnej Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej<\/em> (Jan Bernard Lange, Gniezno, 1891); digital images, <em>Polona Digital Library<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/67740800\/\">http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/67740800\/<\/a> : accessed 17 March 2019).<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The territories of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland were divided into the Greater Poland Province (Wielkopolska) and the Lesser Poland Province (Ma\u0142opolska).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1770-Reduced.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1770-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 1770\u00ef\u00bb\u00bf\" class=\"wp-image-21587\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1770-Reduced.jpg 1948w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1770-Reduced-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1770-Reduced-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MAP-Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth-1770-Reduced-1024x659.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth &#8211; 1770<\/strong><br>J. M. Bazewicz, <em>Mapa Polski z podzia\u0142em na wojew\u00f3dztwa z 1770 rok oraz kilku wa\u017cniejszych okres\u00f3w  <\/em>(Lit. Tow. B. A. Bukaty, Warsaw, before 1918); digital images, <em>Polona Digital Library<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/67739482\/\">http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/67739482\/<\/a> : accessed 17 March 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Greater Poland Province (Wielkopolska)<\/strong> <br><strong>Greater Poland Proper<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Brze\u015b\u0107 Kujawski Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powaits: Brzesc, Kowal, Kruszwica, Przedecz, and Radziej\u00f3w)<\/li><li><strong>Gniezno Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Gniezno, Kcynia, and Naklo); <em>created from Kalisz Voivodeship in 1768<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Inowroc\u0142aw Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Bydgoszcz and Inowroc\u0142aw)<ul><li>Dobrzy\u0144 Ziemia (Powiats: Dobrzy\u0144, Rypin, and Lipno)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Kalisz Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Gniezno, Kalisz, Kcynia, Konin, Nak\u0142o, and Pyzdry);<em> in 1768, powiats Gniezno, Kcynia, and Nak\u0142o were transferred to the Gniezno Voivodeship, resulting in <\/em>(Powiats: Kalisz, Konin, and Pyzdry)<\/li><li><strong>\u0141\u0119czyca Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: \u0141\u0119czyca, Brzeziny, and Or\u0142\u00f3w); <em>an administrative restructuring in 1791 resulted in<\/em> (Powiats: Inow\u0142odz, \u0141\u0119czyca, Brzeziny, and Or\u0142\u00f3w)<\/li><li><strong>Pozna\u0144 Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Pozna\u0144, Ko\u015bcian, and Wa\u0142cz)<ul><li>Wschowa Ziemia (Powiat: Wschowa)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Sieradz Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Piotrk\u00f3w, Radomsko, Sieradz, and Szadek)<ul><li>Wielu\u0144 Ziemia (Powiats; Ostrzesz\u00f3w and Wielu\u0144)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Greater Poland Province (Wielkopolska)<\/strong><br><strong>Mazovia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mazovian Voivodeship<\/strong><ul><li>Ciechan\u00f3w Ziemia (Powiats: Ciechan\u00f3w, Przasnysz, and S\u0105chocin)<\/li><li>Czersk Ziema (Powiats: Czersk <em>[sometimes called Garwolin]<\/em>, Gr\u00f3jec, and Warka)<\/li><li>Liw Ziemia (Powiat: Liw)<\/li><li>\u0141om\u017ca Ziemia (Powiats: Kolno, \u0141om\u017ca, Ostro\u0142\u0119ka, and Zambr\u00f3w)<\/li><li>Nur Ziemia (Powiat: Kamie\u0144czyk, Nur, and Ostr\u00f3w)<\/li><li>R\u00f3\u017can Ziemia (Powiats: R\u00f3\u017can and Mak\u00f3w)<\/li><li>Warsaw Ziemia (Powiats: B\u0142onie, Tarczyn, and Warsaw)<\/li><li>Wiska Ziemia (Powiats: Radzi\u0142\u00f3w, W\u0105sosz, and Wizna)<\/li><li>Wyszogr\u00f3d Ziemia (Powiat: Wyszogr\u00f3d)<\/li><li>Zakroczym Ziemia (Powiats: Nowe Miasto and Zakroczym)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>P\u0142ock Voivodeship<\/strong><ul><li>P\u0142ock Ziemia (Powiats: Bielsk, P\u0142ock, P\u0142o\u0144sk, Raci\u0105\u017c, and Sierpc)<\/li><li>Zawkrze Ziemia (Powiats M\u0142awa, Niedzb\u00f3rz, and Szre\u0144sk)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Rawa Voivodeship<\/strong><ul><li>Rawa Ziemia (Powiats: Bia\u0142a and Rawa)<\/li><li>Gostynin Ziemia (Powiats: G\u0105bin and Gostynin)<\/li><li>Sochaczew Ziemia (Powiats: Mszczon\u00f3w and Sochaczew)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Greater Poland Province (Wielkopolska)<\/strong><br><strong>Royal Prussia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Che\u0142mno Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Che\u0142mno and Micha\u0142\u00f3w); <em>an administrative restructuring in 1764 resulted in:<\/em><ul><li>Che\u0142mno Ziemia (Powiats: Che\u0142mno, Grudzi\u0105dz, Kowalewo, Radzy\u0144, and Toru\u0144)<\/li><li>Micha\u0142owo Ziemia (Powiats: Brodnica and Nowe Miasto)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Malbork Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Elbl\u0105g, Kiszpork [<em>also known as Dziergo\u0144<\/em>], Malbork, and Sztum)<ul><li>Prince-Bishopric of Warmia<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Pomeranian Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Cz\u0142uch\u00f3w, Gda\u0144sk, Mirach\u00f3w, Nowe, Puck, \u015awiecie, Tczew, and Tuchola); <em>an administrative restructuring in 1764 resulted in<\/em> (Powiats: Cz\u0142uch\u00f3w, Gda\u0144sk, Ko\u015bcierzyna, Mirach\u00f3w, Nowe, Puck, Skarszewy, \u015awiecie, Tczew, and Tuchola)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lesser Poland Province (Ma\u0142opolska)<\/strong><br><strong>Lesser Poland Proper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Krak\u00f3w Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Biecz, Ksi\u0105\u017c, Lel\u00f3w, S\u0105dek, \u015al\u0105sk, Proszowice, and Szczyrzyc);<em> in 1676 the administrative division included<\/em> (Powiats: Biecz, Czch\u00f3w, Krak\u00f3w, Ksi\u0105\u017c, Lel\u00f3w, S\u0105dek, Proszowice, and Szczyrzyc)<ul><li>Duchy of O\u015bwi\u0119cim and Zator (Powiats: O\u015bwi\u0119cim and Zator)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Lublin Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Lublin and Urz\u0119d\u00f3w)<ul><li>\u0141uk\u00f3w Ziemia (Powiat: \u0141uk\u00f3w)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Sandomierz Voivodeship<\/strong><ul><li>Radom Ziemia (Powiats: Ch\u0119ciny, Opoczno, and Radom)<\/li><li>Sandomierz Ziemia (Powiats: Pilzno, Sandomierz, and Wi\u015blica)<\/li><li>St\u0119\u017cyca Ziemia (Powiat: St\u0119\u017cyca)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lesser Poland Province (Ma\u0142opolska)<\/strong><br><strong>Podlaskie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Podlaskie Voivodeship<\/strong><ul><li>Bielsk Ziemia (Powiats: Bra\u0144sk, Tykocin, and Sura\u017c)<\/li><li>Drohiczyn Ziemia<\/li><li>Mielnik Ziemia<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lesser Poland Province (Ma\u0142opolska)<\/strong><br><strong>Ruthenia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Be\u0142z Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Belz, Grabowiec, Horod\u0142o, and Lubacz\u00f3w)<ul><li>Busk Ziemia (Powiat: Busk)<br><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Podole Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Czerwonogr\u00f3d, Kamieniec, and Latycz\u00f3w)<\/li><li><strong>Ruthenian Voivodeship<\/strong><ul><li>Che\u0142m Ziemia (Powiats: Che\u0142m and Krasnystaw)<\/li><li>Halicz Ziemia (Powiats: Halicz, Ko\u0142omyja, and Trembowla)<\/li><li>Lw\u00f3w Ziemia (Powiat: Lw\u00f3w)<\/li><li>Przemy\u015bl Ziemia (Powiats: Przemy\u015bl and Przeworsk)<\/li><li>Sanok Ziemia (Powiat: Sanok)<\/li><li>\u017bydacz\u00f3w Ziemia (Powiat: \u017bydacz\u00f3w) <em>sometimes part of Lw\u00f3w Ziemia<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Volhynian Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Krzemieniec, \u0141uck, and W\u0142odzimierz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lesser Poland Province (Ma\u0142opolska)<br>Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Brac\u0142aw Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Brac\u0142aw, Winnicki, and Zwinogr\u00f3dka) <em>an administrative restructuring in 1791 resulted in<\/em> (Powiats: Brac\u0142aw, Nadboh, Winnicki, and Zwinogr\u00f3dka)<\/li><li><strong>Czernich\u00f3w Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Chernih\u00f3w and Nowogr\u00f3d)<em> created in 1635, lost to Russia on 09 February 1667<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Kij\u00f3w Voivodeship<\/strong> (Powiats: Kij\u00f3w, Owrucz, and \u017bytomierz)<em> Kij\u00f3w Powiat lost to Russia on 09 February 1667 resulting in <\/em>(Powiats: Owrucz, and \u017bytomierz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>REFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gloger, Zygmunt. 1900. <em>Geografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polski<\/em>. Warszawa: Sp\u00f3\u0142ka Wydawnicza Polska. Image copy. <em>Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbc.poznan.pl\/dlibra\/docmetadata?id=3149\">http:\/\/www.wbc.poznan.pl\/dlibra\/docmetadata?id=3149<\/a> : 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gloger, Zygmunt. 1991. <em>Geografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polski<\/em>. Warszawa: Wydawn. Wiedza Powszechna. Summary. <em>Biblioteka Literatury Polskiej w Internecie<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/literat.ug.edu.pl\/glogre\/\">http:\/\/literat.ug.edu.pl\/glogre\/<\/a> : 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland refers to the territories under the control of the King of Poland. 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