# Death of Józef Piłsudski (1935)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1935-death-of-jozef-pilsudski
Location: Warsaw
Categories: main-event

Marshal Piłsudski died in Warsaw and was buried in Wawel Cathedral. His death left the Sanacja camp without its leader. Within the broader Second Republic period: The Second Polish Republic built a state from three former partitions, weathered political crises and the May Coup, and developed its economy and culture before being threatened by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. At this point in the timeline (12 May 1935), the governing authority was Ignacy Mościcki (President of Poland). Chemist and inventor elected with Piłsudski's backing; interned in Romania in 1939 he transferred office to Raczkiewicz. Death of Józef Piłsudski 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
Death of Józef Piłsudski mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood.

Ruler at the time: [Ignacy Mościcki](https://poland-history.com/rulers/ignacy-moscicki)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Józef Piłsudski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Death of Józef Piłsudski](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Death+of+J%C3%B3zef+Pi%C5%82sudski)
- [Wikipedia — Second Polish Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic)