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The Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland was a semi-independent and temporary highest authority (head of state) during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, formed by Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
 in the occupied Polish territories in September 1917. It was supposed to stay in office until a new king or Regent
Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "reigning", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present or debilitated....
 would be appointed.






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Regency Council
The Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland was a semi-independent and temporary highest authority (head of state) during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, formed by Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
 in the occupied Polish territories in September 1917. It was supposed to stay in office until a new king or Regent
Regent

A regent, from the Latin regens "reigning", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present or debilitated....
 would be appointed. In October 1917 the Council overtook also the command over the Polnische Wehrmacht
Polnische Wehrmacht

File:Uniform of lieutenant of Poniche Wehrmacht.PNGPolnische Wehrmacht was a military formation created by Imperial Germany during World War I as the armed forces of their puppet Kingdom of Poland ....
.

The members of the Regency Council were:
  • Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski, Archbishop
    Archbishop

    In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
     of Warsaw
    Warsaw

    Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
    ,
  • Prince Zdzislaw Lubomirski
    Zdzislaw Lubomirski

    Prince Zdzislaw Lubomirski was a Poland aristocrat, landowner, lawyer, a conservative politician and social activist.The Prince was chairman of the "Central Civil Committee" in 1915....
    , the President (Mayor) of Warsaw,
  • Józef Ostrowski, a great landowner and a conservative politician, former Chairman of the Polish Club in the Duma
    Duma

    A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament....
     in St. Petersburg


History


Together with the State Council and the formed governments it exercised a limited administrative powers, mainly in education and justice areas. On October 7, 1918, it declared the independence of Poland, and in on November 14 of the same year it passed all authority to Józef Pilsudski
Józef Pilsudski

]]In 1892 Pilsudski returned from exile. In 1893 he joined the Polish Socialist Party and helped organize its Lithuanian branch. Initially he sided with the Socialists' more radical wing, but despite the socialist movement's ostensible internationalism he remained a Polish nationalist....
, from November 22 the newly appointed Supreme Head of the State (Naczelnik Panstwa
Naczelnik panstwa

Naczelnik Panstwa was the title of Poland's Chief of State in the early years of the Second Polish Republic. This office was held only by J?zef Pilsudski, from 1918 to 1922....
).

Prime Ministers (1917-1918)


  • November 20, 1917 - February 27, 1918 : Jan Kucharzewski
    Jan Kucharzewski

    Jan Kucharzewski was a Polish historian, lawyer, and politician, prime minister of Poland .In 1898 he graduated from Warsaw University, he was a member of Zet political organizaction, National Democrats movement, and National League until 1911....
  • February 27, 1918 - April 3, 1918 : Antoni Ponikowski
    Antoni Ponikowski

    Antoni Ponikowski was a Poland politician who served as prime minister from 1921 to 1922....
  • April 4, 1918 - October 23, 1918 : Jan Kanty Steczkowski
    Jan Kanty Steczkowski

    Jan Kanty Steczkowski was a Poland economist, solicitor and politician.Steczkowski served as Minister of Finances in the government of Jan Kucharzewski....
  • October 23, 1918 - November 5, 1918 : Józef Swiezynski
    Józef Swiezynski

    J?zef Swiezynski was the prime minister of the Kingdom of Poland for a short time--from October 23, 1918 to November 5, 1918....
  • November 5, 1918 - November 11, 1918 : Wladyslaw Wróblewski
    Wladyslaw Wróblewski

    Wladyslaw Wr?blewski was a Poland politician, scientist, diplomat and lawyer. He is notable as the last provisional prime minister of the German-controlled puppet state of Kingdom of Poland before Poland regained her independence in 1918....


Minister of Defence


  • Józef Pilsudski
    Józef Pilsudski

    ]]In 1892 Pilsudski returned from exile. In 1893 he joined the Polish Socialist Party and helped organize its Lithuanian branch. Initially he sided with the Socialists' more radical wing, but despite the socialist movement's ostensible internationalism he remained a Polish nationalist....
     (1917), leading Polnische Wehrmacht
    Polnische Wehrmacht

    File:Uniform of lieutenant of Poniche Wehrmacht.PNGPolnische Wehrmacht was a military formation created by Imperial Germany during World War I as the armed forces of their puppet Kingdom of Poland ....
     office.