# Regency Council installed (1917)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1917-regency-council-installed
Location: Warsaw

The Central Powers installed a three-member Regency Council in Warsaw to govern the Kingdom of Poland. It began building Polish administration and courts. Within the broader World War I & Independence period: The First World War destroyed the partitioning empires. Poland regained independence in November 1918 and fought for its borders in a series of wars and uprisings until 1921. At this point in the timeline (27 October 1917), the governing authority was Regency Council (Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland). Three-member council (Kakowski, Lubomirski, Ostrowski) created by the Central Powers; it handed power to Józef Piłsudski in November 1918. Regency Council installed mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood. 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
Regency Council installed mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood.

Ruler at the time: [Regency Council](https://poland-history.com/rulers/regency-council)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Regency Council (Poland)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_Council_(Poland))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Regency Council installed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Regency+Council+installed)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland during World War I (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_during_World_War_I)