Provisional Council of State
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Provisional Council of State was the first government of the Kingdom of Poland
, a new state created by the military authorities of Germany and Austria on some Polish lands during First World War.
The Provisional Council was officially created on the basis of Act of November 5th
(of 1916), and started meetings on 14 January 1917. The Council had 25 members; 10 from Austrian lands and 15 from German. Its president was Wacław Niemojowski, and vice president, Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski. Józef Piłsudski held the authority over the military matters.
The Council demanded more autonomy from the occupying governments, including in education. After attempts by Austria and Germany to ensure that the Council would be but a puppet body, Piłsudski resigned from it, which led to the oath crisis
in the Polish legions in July. In its aftermath, the entire Council disbanded on 25 August 1917.
It was followed by the Temporary Committee of the Provisional Council of State (Komisja Przejściowa Tymczasowej Rady Stanu) and then by the Regency Council
.
Members of the Council were Józef Brudziński, Stanisław Bukowiecki, Stanisław Dzierzbicki, Ludwik Górski, Józef Higersberger, Marian Januszajtis-Żegota, Kazimierz Natanson, Józef Piłsudski, Franciszek Pius Radziwiłł
, Wojciech Rostworowski, Eustachy Sapieha, Stanisław Chaniewski, Stanisław Staniszewski, Władysław Studnicki, Artur Śliwiński.
Kingdom of Poland (1916–1918)
The Kingdom of Poland, also informally called the Regency Kingdom of Poland , was a proposed puppet state during World War I by Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1916 after their conquest of the former Congress Poland from Russia...
, a new state created by the military authorities of Germany and Austria on some Polish lands during First World War.
The Provisional Council was officially created on the basis of Act of November 5th
Act of November 5th
The Act of 5th November of 1916 was a declaration of Emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria. This act promised the creation of the Kingdom of Poland, envisioned by its authors as a puppet state allied to and controlled by the Central Powers...
(of 1916), and started meetings on 14 January 1917. The Council had 25 members; 10 from Austrian lands and 15 from German. Its president was Wacław Niemojowski, and vice president, Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski. Józef Piłsudski held the authority over the military matters.
The Council demanded more autonomy from the occupying governments, including in education. After attempts by Austria and Germany to ensure that the Council would be but a puppet body, Piłsudski resigned from it, which led to the oath crisis
Oath crisis
The Oath crisis was a World War I political conflict between the Imperial German Army command and the Józef Piłsudski-led Polish Legions.Initially supporting the Central Powers against Imperial Russia, Piłsudski wanted to defeat one of the partitioning powers with the hands of the two remaining...
in the Polish legions in July. In its aftermath, the entire Council disbanded on 25 August 1917.
It was followed by the Temporary Committee of the Provisional Council of State (Komisja Przejściowa Tymczasowej Rady Stanu) and then by the Regency Council
Regency Council
right|thumb|Regency Council: Ostrowski, Kakowski, LubomirskiThe Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland was a semi-independent and temporary highest authority during World War I, formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary in the occupied Polish territories in September 1917. It was supposed to stay...
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Members of the Council were Józef Brudziński, Stanisław Bukowiecki, Stanisław Dzierzbicki, Ludwik Górski, Józef Higersberger, Marian Januszajtis-Żegota, Kazimierz Natanson, Józef Piłsudski, Franciszek Pius Radziwiłł
Franciszek Pius Radziwiłł
Franciszek Pius Radziwiłł was a Polish noble and political acitvist. Director of the Military Commission in the Provisional Council of State and in the government of Jan Kanty Steczkowski in 1918....
, Wojciech Rostworowski, Eustachy Sapieha, Stanisław Chaniewski, Stanisław Staniszewski, Władysław Studnicki, Artur Śliwiński.