# Congress of Vienna and Congress Poland (1815)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1815-congress-of-vienna-and-congress-poland
Location: Vienna
Categories: main-event

The Congress created the Kingdom of Poland in union with Russia, the Grand Duchy of Posen and the Free City of Kraków. Within the broader Napoleonic & Congress Poland period: Poles fought beside Napoleon in hope of restoring their state, gaining the Duchy of Warsaw. After 1815 the Congress Kingdom of Poland enjoyed a constitution under the Russian tsar until the November Uprising. At this point in the timeline (9 June 1815), the governing authority was Alexander I (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). Russian tsar who granted Congress Poland a liberal constitution in 1815. Congress of Vienna and Congress Poland mattered because its terms redrew borders or alliances and constrained Poland's options for years to come. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Congress of Vienna and Congress Poland mattered because its terms redrew borders or alliances and constrained Poland's options for years to come.

Ruler at the time: [Alexander I](https://poland-history.com/rulers/alexander-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Congress Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Poland)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Congress of Vienna and Congress Poland](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Congress+of+Vienna+and+Congress+Poland)