Republic of Mosina
Republic of Mosina (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Mosińska) was a short-lived microstate centred around the city of Mosina, which existed for five or six days in May 1848. The country was proclaimed on 3 May 1848, during the Greater Poland uprising, out of lands of insurrect-controlled lands of Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, with Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer as its head of state. The republic ceased to exist five or six days later, on 8 or 9 May 1848 after the defeat of rebel forces.[1][2][3]
Republic of Mosina | |||||||||
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| 1848–1848 | |||||||||
| Capital | Mosina | ||||||||
| Official languages | Polish | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||
• 1848 | Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Declaration of independence | 3 May 1848 | ||||||||
• Battle of Rogalin | 8 May 1848 | ||||||||
• Capitulation in Bardo | 9 May 1848 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
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The state was meant to be a temporary entity, that later would be reformed into an independent Polish state, that rebels had aimed to recreate. The capital of the country was Mosina and official language was Polish.[1][2][3]
History
In March 1848, during Greater Poland uprising, the insurrectionist forces had formed the National Commity in rebel-controlled city of Mosin, in Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, with Wojciech Rost, Antoni Adamski, Stanisław Stefanowicz, Jan Kordylewski and Antoni Ruszkiewicz as its members. On 3 May 1848, the leader of insurgent forces, Jakub Krauthofer-Krotowski had declared the formation of the independent Republic of Mosina in the area around the cities Mosina and Kórnik and made himself a head of state. The state was meant to be a temporary entity, that later would be reformed into an independent Polish state, that rebels had aimed to recreate. Mosin was decided to be the capital of the state.[1][2][3] Following the declaration of the country's independence, Krotowski-Krauthofer had replaced Prussian government officials in the area with Polish ones, including appointing Wojciech Rost as the new mayor of Mosina.[2][3]
The republic ceased to exist five days later, on 8 May 1848, after the rebels defeat in the battle of Rogalin, or a day later, on 9 May, after the clash in Trzebaw and following rebel capitulation in Bardo ending the uprising.[1][3] Following the capitulation, Krauthofer-Krotowski was imprisoned in Konatrzewo.[3]
References
- "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska - Ciekawostki - Region Wielkopolska • miejsca które warto odwiedzić". regionwielkopolska.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska - co znaczy". moscina.pl.
- "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska – państwo, które przetrwało 5 dni". histmag.org.
Bibliography
- Krótki sen o Polsce by Joanna Nowaczyk. Żołnierze Wolności [access date: 2019-04-26].
- Nieznana karta Wiosny Ludów. Polska miała przez 5 dni własną, niepodległą stolicę by Marcin Tomczak. histmag.org. [access date: 2019-04-26].
- Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer in *Wielkopolski Słownik Biograficzny by Zdzisław Grot. Warsaw/Poznań. 1981.