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- proper noun A historic and geographical region of
Poland , situated in the east of the country.
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Examples
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Other Poles fled here in 1945-1955 from 2 parts: Central Poland (Masovia, Kujawy, Kurpie) and from North-Eastern side of pre-WWII Poland, Vilnius Region.
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The villages were populated with settlers from Masovia and Podlachia and many of them still exist.
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Poland was divided into five principalities (Silesia, Great Poland, Masovia, Sandomir, Kraków) for his sons; Kraków was established as the capital, and was to go, with the title of grand duke, to the eldest member of the house of Piast.
c. Poland 2001
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An appeal (122526) from Conrad of Masovia, duke of Poland, for aid, coinciding with Frederick's reorganization, was accepted by Hermann von Salza, and the Knights embarked on a unique crusade comparable only with that in the Iberian Peninsula, as champions of Christianity and Germanism.
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Arrival of the Teutonic Knights, called to Prussia by Duke Conrad of Masovia (See 1229).
1177-94 2001
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Zamek, or castle, built by the Dukes of Masovia, and enlarged and restored by several of the Polish kings, from Sigismund III. to
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Dukes of Masovia, Warszawa, replaced Cracow as the residence of the
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The Horace of Poland, b. near Plonsk, in the Duchy of Masovia, 24
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Hedwig forthwith went to her husband's assistance, and her very appearance made such an impression on Conrad of Masovia that he released the duke.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Lesko had been killed, and war now broke out between Henry of Silesia and Conrad of Masovia over the possession of Cracow.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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