Institution

Regency Council (Kingdom of Poland)

1917–1918 · 20th century

The Regency Council was the governing body of the Kingdom of Poland created by Germany and Austria-Hungary during the First World War. Formed in 1917 by Archbishop Aleksander Kakowski, Prince Zdzisław Lubomirski and Józef Ostrowski, it built up Polish administration, courts and schools. In November 1918 it handed power to Józef Piłsudski and dissolved itself.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Regency Council (Kingdom of Poland). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/regency-council-kingdom-of-poland
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