| 5 Nov 1916 |
the consent of the Emperor of Germany and Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary to the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Poland is announced by proclamations of the governors general of the territories occupied by Germany and Austria-Hungary, read and published at a ceremony held in the Royal Castle of Warsaw on 5 Nov 1916 (Austro-Hungarian Occupation Forces Journal, No. 15, 5 Nov 1916, pp. 1-2; German Occupation Forces Journal, No. 52, 13 Nov 1916, pp. 10-11; Warsaw Courier, No. 308, 6 Nov 1916, pp. 1-4) [1] |
| 5 Nov 1916 - 14 Nov 1918 |
Królestwo Polskie | Kingdom of Poland |
| 7 Oct 1918 |
the establishment of an independent state, comprising "all Polish lands," is proclaimed in accordance with a declaration issued by the Regency Council on 7 Oct 1918 in Warsaw (Poland Official Gazette, No. 168, Extra, 7 Oct 1918, p. 1) |
| 14 Nov 1918 |
the Regency Council proclaimed its dissolution and the transfer of state authority to the Supreme Commander of the Polish Armed Forces by a declaration issued on 14 Nov 1918 in Warsaw (Poland Official Gazette, No. 203, 14 Nov 1918, p. 1) |
