Namiestnik of Poland | |
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Residence | Namiestnik's Palace |
Appointer | Emperor of Russia |
Formation | 1815 |
First holder | Józef Zajączek |
Final holder | Pavel Yengalychev |
Abolished | 1915 |
The Namiestnik (or Namestnik, Viceroy) of the Kingdom of Poland (Polish: namiestnik Królestwa Polskiego, Russian: наместник Царства Польского) was the deputy of the Emperor of Russia who, under Congress Poland (1815–1874), styled himself "King of Poland". Between 1874 and 1914, when the former Congress Poland was known as the Vistula Country, the title Namiestnik was replaced by that of Governor-General of Warsaw (Polish: generał-gubernator warszawski).[a]