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Masovia ( Polish: Mazowsze) is a geographical and historical region situated in central Poland with its capital in Warsaw.History
Masovia was conquered probably by Mieszko I, duke of Polans and first historical ruler of Poland in the 10th century.
During the chaos following the death of Mieszko II in 1033 and the subsequent invasion of the Czechs, it split temporarily from Poland under an independent ruler. It was then subdued by Casimir I of Poland in 1039 with help from Ruthenian units.
Following fragmentation of Poland after death of Boleslaus III of Poland Masovia was governed by his son Boleslaus IV of Poland, later high-duke of Poland 1146Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. Births Giraldus Cambrensis, Welsh clergyman and chronicler (approximate date). Also known as Gerald of Wales. Deaths 1146.- 1173Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. Conversion to Christianity of Peter Waldo and the subsequent founding of the Wald and other dukes from the local branch of the Piast dynasty. Some parts of Masovia were not incorporated into the Polish kingdom united in 14th century13th century 14th century 15th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. Events The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age Beginning of th until death of the last regional duke in 1526Events January 14 Treaty of Madrid. Peace between Francis I of France and Charles V. Francis agrees to cede Burgundy to Charles, and abandons all claims to Flanders, Artois, Naples, and Milan. May 22 Francis repudiates the Treaty of Madrid and forms the L.
Following the partitions of PolandThe Partitions of Poland (more correctly the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) happened in the 18th century and ended the existence of a Polish sovereign state. They involved Prussia, Russia and Austria dividing up the Polish lands between Masovia became part of Congress Kingdom ( 1815Events January 3 Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 8 War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans February 3 The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland February 6 New Jersey g) and later the Russian Empire ( 1831). In 1918 Masovia was included into newly formed Second Polish Republic.
In 1997 the Masovian Voivodship was created as one of 16 administrative regions of Poland.
Also a name of an early 8-bit character encoding , based on CP 850 with some characters replaced by Polish diacritics.
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