Regency Council (Poland)
Rada Regencyjna Królestwa Polskiego | |
Rada Regencyjna | |
| Predecessor | Provisional Council of State |
|---|---|
| Successor | Józef Piłsudski |
| Formation | 27 October 1917 |
| Founder | German Empire and Austria-Hungary |
| Dissolved | 14 November 1918 |
| Legal status | Regency |
| Headquarters | Royal Castle, Warsaw |
| Location | |
Official language | Polish |
| None | |
| Aleksander Kakowski, Zdzisław Lubomirski, Józef Ostrowski | |
Main organ | Dziennik Ustaw |
The Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Rada Regencyjna, or Rada Regencyjna Królestwa Polskiego) was a semi-independent and Provisional appointed authority in Poland during World War I. It was formed by Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary within historically Polish lands in September 1917 after the dissolution of the previous authority, the Provisional Council of State, due to the Oath crisis.
The council was supposed to stay in office until the appointment of a new monarch or regent. On 7 October 1918, the Regency Council declared the independence of Poland. That same month, the council took over command of the Polish Armed Forces.