Regency Council (Poland)
The Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Rada Regencyjna Królestwa Polskiego) was a semi-independent and temporary highest authority (head of state) during World War I, formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary in the occupied Polish territories in September 1917. It was supposed to stay in office until a new king or Regent would be appointed. In October 1918 the Council overtook also the command over the Polska Siła Zbrojna.
The members of the Regency Council were:
- Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski, Archbishop of Warsaw,
- Prince Zdzisław Lubomirski, the President (Mayor) of Warsaw,
- Józef Ostrowski, a great landowner and a conservative politician, former Chairman of the Polish Club in the Duma in St. Petersburg
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