Warsaw

Duchy of Warsaw

French Satellite State (1807-1815)

Location: Poland

Capital City: Warsaw

Government type: Constitutional Monarchy

Main languages: Polish, German, Yiddish, Lithuanian

Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Judaism

Chronology

1807: Duchy of Warsaw formed from Prussian and Russian parts of Poland in personal union with Saxony

1809: West Galicia and Krakow ceded by Austria

1813: Occupied by Russia

1815: Split into Congress Poland, the Duchy of Posen within Prussia, and the Free City of Krakow

Currency

Złoty (1807-1815)

1 Złoty = 30 Groszy • 1 Talar = 6 Złoty

Coins from Warsaw in the collection

•3 Grosz, 1812 (copper, Warsaw mint, C#82)