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  history of Warsaw
Warsaw, thanks to its convenient location, experienced a period of rapid development and became the leading city of the entire state.
The victorious Targowica confederation, which led to the destruction of the work of the Four-Year Parliament, the second partition of Poland (in 1793, the first took place in 1772) and the difficult economic situation, all failed to suppress Warsaw's drive towards freedom.
The part of Mazovia, with Warsaw, fell to the Prussians and the town was relegated to the status of a provincial centre.
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  Warsaw Confederation -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In that sense, it may be considered either the peak of Polish tolerance, or as the beginning of it.
This act is remarkable, in that it wasn't imposed by a government or as a result of war, but rather as a result of good will between members of society.
The articles of the Warsaw Confederacy were later included in the (additional info and facts about Henrician Articles) Henrician Articles, becoming part of the first Polish (The act of forming something) constitution.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/warsaw_confederation.htm   (267 words)

  
 History of Warsaw | Warsaw Photo Gallery & Travel Guide | LukeTravels.com
Warsaw remained the capital of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia to become the capital of the province of New East Prussia.
In the course of the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920, the huge Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city in which the capital of Poland was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated.
In the course of the Invasion of Poland, Warsaw was severely bombed, and in the course of the Siege of Warsaw approximately 10 to 15% of its buildings were destroyed.
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 Poland - The General Confederation of Warsaw: UNESCO-CI
The Confederation of Warsaw of 28th of January 1573: Religious tolerance guaranteed.
The confederation created a legal basis for a new political system and at the same time secured the unity of the state which had been inhabited for generations by communities from different ethnic backgrounds (Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Germans, Georgians and Jews) and of different denominations.
The confederation officially legalized this situation and introduced the rule of peaceful co-existence for nobles of all denominations.
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 WARSAW Warsaw - GOwarsaw.eu: Warsaw business tourism web site and guide to business services, conferences, hotels, ...
In the course of the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920, the huge Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city in which the capital was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated.
The left(west)-bank of Warsaw was seized from the Nazis on 17 January 1945 by the Red Army and the 1st army of Ludowe Wojsko Polskie during the Vistula-Oder Offensive.
Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([5]) (established 1778).
www.gowarsaw.eu /warsaw-info/index.php   (4028 words)

  
 Warsaw information - Search.com
Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,692,900, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000.
Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2]) (established 1778).
Warsaw is seen as the heart of Poland by foreign investors, whose financial participation in the city's development was estimated in 2002 at over 650 million euro.
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 Confederation of the Rhine : Napoleonic Era : Napoleon Bonaparte : Allies : Germany : Confederation of the Rhine : ...
Confederation of the Rhine : Napoleonic Era : Napoleon Bonaparte : Allies : Germany : Confederation of the Rhine : Bavaria : Saxony : Westphalia : Wurttemburg : Baden : Duchy of Warsaw
The Confederation of the Rhine was formed in 1806 when 16 German minor states decided to throw their nations' futures in with Napoleon Bonaparte and ally themselves with France.
The members of the Confederation included large kingdoms and duchies, together with smaller principalities and city states.
www.napoleonguide.com /confed_rhine.htm   (210 words)

  
 CONFEDERATION OF BAR - Online Information article about CONFEDERATION OF BAR
Catherine to come to terms with the confederates.
chief of the confederates, but neither as a soldier nor as a politician did this adroit adventurer particularly distinguish himself, and his account of his experiences is very unfair to the confederates.
Alexander Kraushar, Prince Repnin in Poland (Pol.) (Warsaw, 1900); F.
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 Links - GOwarsaw.eu: Warsaw business tourism web site and guide to business services, conferences, hotels, apartments, ...
Links - GOwarsaw.eu: Warsaw business tourism web site and guide to business services, conferences, hotels, apartments, restaurants, clubs, nightlife, medical treatment, taxi, leisure, sport and entertainment.
On 19 October 2007 the Warsaw Stock Exchange witnessed the debut of Plaza Centers N.V., the first company also listed on the main floor of the London Stock Exchange (since 1st November 2006).
The country's biggest medicines distributor PGF decided to launch a five-year bond programme totalling PLN 300mn and to use the proceeds of the papers - with a 1-7-year maturity - to finance its current activity, the firm said in a communiqué.
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