About the Warsaw Region |: "he history of the city goes as far back as 12th century, however the settlement of present name was established in the beginning of 14th century and eventually became the capital of Masovia and one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia. In 1596 King Zygmunt III Wasa moved his seat from Krakow to Warsaw and the city became the capital of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Through the ages the city experienced times of great prosperity as well as decline, after Swedish invasion in 1655 or partitions of Poland"
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