Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw
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Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw (Polish: Sejm Księstwa Warszawskiego) was the parliament of the Duchy of Warsaw. It was created in 1807 by Napoleon, who granted a new constitution to the recently created Duchy. It had limited competences, including having no legislative initiative. It met three times: for regular sessions in 1809 and 1811, and for an extraordinary session in 1812. In the history of Polish parliament, it succeeded the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and was followed by the Sejm of the Congress Poland.
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Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw Sejm Księstwa Warszawskiego | |
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Duchy of Warsaw | |
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Type | |
Chambers | Senate Chamber of Deputies |
History | |
Founded | 1807 |
Disbanded | 1815 |
Preceded by | Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Succeeded by | Sejm of Congress Poland |
Leadership | |
Tomasz Adam Ostrowski since 1811 | |
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski since 1812 | |
Seats | 106 (later 176)
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Elections | |
Senate voting system | Appointment |
Chamber of Deputies voting system | First past the post with limited suffrage |
Meeting place | |
Royal Castle, Warsaw |
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