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Grand Duchy of Poznań

Grand Duchy of Posen
Großherzogtum Posen (de)
Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie (pl)
Client state of Prussia
Flag of the Duchy of Warsaw.svg
1815–1848 Flagge Preußen - Provinz Posen.svg
Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Posen
The Grand Duchy of Posen (red) in 1848.
Capital Posen (Poznań)
52°24′N 16°55′E / 52.400°N 16.917°E / 52.400; 16.917Coordinates: 52°24′N 16°55′E / 52.400°N 16.917°E / 52.400; 16.917
Government Absolute Monarchy
Grand Duke
 •  1815–1840 Frederick William III
 •  1840–1848 Frederick William IV
Governor
 •  1815–1830 Antoni Radziwiłł
 •  1830–1841 Eduard von Flottwell
 •  1841–1848 Adolf von Arnim-Boitzenburg
Legislature Sejm
History
 •  Congress of Vienna 9 June 1815
 •  Greater Poland Uprising 19 March 1848
 •  Autonomy abolished 5 December 1848
Area
 •  1848 28,951 km2(11,178 sq mi)
Population
 •  1848 1,350,000 
Density 46.6 /km2  (120.8 /sq mi)

The Grand Duchy of Posen (German: Großherzogtum Posen; Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Per agreements derived at the Congress of Vienna it was to have some autonomy. However in reality it was subordinated to Prussia and the proclaimed rights for Polish subjects were not fully implemented. The name was unofficially used afterward for denoting the territory, especially by Poles, and today is used by modern historians to refer to different political entities until 1918. Its capital was Posen (Polish: Poznań). The Grand Duchy was formally replaced by the Province of Posen in the Prussian constitution of December 5, 1848.

Originally part of the Kingdom of Poland, this area largely coincided with Greater Poland. The mid-17th century brought devastation from invading Swedish forces during "the Deluge". The eastern portions of the territory were taken by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Partitions of Poland; during the first partition (1772), Prussia took just the Netze District, the portion along the Noteć (German: Netze) river. Prussia added the remainder during the second partition in 1793. Prussia briefly lost control during the Kościuszko Uprising in (1794).


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