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The '''Napoleon Bonaparte Monument''' was erected to honor the [[France|French]] military and political leader [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] on the 190th anniversary of his death. |
The '''Napoleon Bonaparte Monument''' was erected to honor the [[France|French]] military and political leader [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] on the 190th anniversary of his death. Napoleon established the [[Duchy of Warsaw]] in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the [[Treaties of Tilsit]]. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony]]. Following Napoleon's failed invasion of [[Russian empire|Russia]], the duchy was occupied by [[Prussia|Prussian] and Russian troops until 1815, when it was formally partitioned between the two countries at the [[Congress of Vienna]]. It covered central and eastern part of present [[Poland]] and minor parts of present [[Lithuania]] and [[Belarus]]. |
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Revision as of 07:44, 20 January 2016
Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte w Warszawie | |
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| 52°14′04″N 21°00′49″E / 52.23444°N 21.01361°E | |
| Location | Warsaw Uprising Square, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Michał Kamieński |
| Completion date | 5 May 2011 |
The Napoleon Bonaparte Monument was erected to honor the French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte on the 190th anniversary of his death. Napoleon established the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. Following Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia, the duchy was occupied by [[Prussia|Prussian] and Russian troops until 1815, when it was formally partitioned between the two countries at the Congress of Vienna. It covered central and eastern part of present Poland and minor parts of present Lithuania and Belarus.
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