Talk:Masovia
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It would be worth to mention that Masovia was conquered by Poland in X century (or earlier, historians can't agree to that fact).
Masovia was conquered by Poles (or rather by Polans) in X century or earlier. Then, yes, it was independent duchy, just like Silesia, Greater Poland, Lesser Poland etc. It was however ruled by Polish dukes, who rivalised for ruling of whole country, one of them then was candidate for Polish king, they wer also vassals of Poland etc.
Masovia was the most catholic region of Poland. It's silly to think that protestants from Masovia find refugee in Prussia, especially because of tolerance in Poland - they could do in latae XVII century when tolerance was on decline, but in that period already thousands of colonists from Masovia were in Prussia. They were there for economical reasons, not religious.
POland annexed Masovia (because of feudal laws) when local dukes died out, and because Masovia was always part of Poland.
After all, Polish today is created from three elements: from Masovian, Greater Polish and Little Polish. [[szopen]]
May I add any of the following?
- At the death (1138) of Boleslaus III, Masovia became an independent duchy under the Piast dynasty. It became a suzerainty of Great Poland in 1351 and was finally united with it in 1526. Masovia passed to Prussia during the 18th-century partitions of Poland and was later a part of the Russian Empire. It reverted to Poland in 1918. [1]
--Ed Poor
- If you can do it without infringing copyright, I'd say incorporate it into what's already there!JHK
