A student claims the Duchy of Warsaw (1807) was a fully independent Polish state. Which fact best challenges the claim?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. It was created by Napoleon and the king of Saxony was its duke
- Step 1: Check who created the Duchy and who ruled it. Step 2. Napoleon created it after Tilsit, and the Saxon king held the ducal title, so it depended on France. Answer: It was created by Napoleon and tied to France. Why not the others: The Duchy had an army and a Sejm, the tsar ruled the later Kingdom, and the Duchy was not founded in 1791.
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