Masovia was part of Poland since the 10th century. In the beginning of the 11th century Płock in Masovia was for a short time the capital of Poland and two Polish kings from that time are burried in the Płock Cathedral. In 1138 Poland was divided in duchies united by the rule of the senior from Kraków and Masovia, with the capital in Płock, became one of these duchies ruled by Bolesław IV the Curly, the later senior of Poland, and his descendants from the local branch of the Piast dynasty. One of them was Konrad I of Masovia, who was the ruler who called the Teutonic Order for help against the Old Prussians in 1226. When the Polish kingdom was restored in 1295, the Duchy of Masovia remained first independent, but in 1351 the dukes of Masovia became vassals of the Kingdom of Poland, and after the death of the last Masovian Piast, Janusz III of Masovia, in 1526, Masovia became a voivodeship of the Poland. In the 16th century the region of Warmińsko-Mazurskie was largely populated by colonists from Masovia. Masovia was annexed by Prussia in the 1795 third partitions of Poland. In 1807 it became part of the Duchy of Warsaw in during the Napoleonic Wars and later part of Congress Poland after the Congress of Vienna. In 1918 Masovia was included within the newly formed Second Polish Republic. During World War II Nazi Germany occupied Poland and Masovia was divided between the General Government and the Province of East Prussia. It was subsequently restored to Poland after the war. Today, Masovia is entering into the composition of i.a. the 1999 created Masovian Voivodeship.
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