Mazovia

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Mazovia or Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze [maˈzɔfʂɛ] ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the largest city and Płock being the capital of the region. Throughout the centuries, Mazovia developed a separate sub-culture featuring diverse folk songs, architecture, dress and traditions different from those of other Poles. Historical Mazovia existed from the Middle Ages until the partitions of Poland and consisted of three voivodeships with the capitals in Warsaw, Płock, and Rawa. The main city of the region was Płock, which was even the capital of Poland from 1079 to 1138; however, in Early Modern Times Płock lost its importance to Warsaw, which became the capital of Poland. From 1138, Mazovia was governed by a separate branch of the Piast dynasty. When the last ruler of the independent Duchy of Mazovia died, it was fully incorporated into the Polish Crown in 1526. During the Polish–Lithuanian...

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