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Part of Warsaw History article:

... of 1789 organised a congress of the representatives of Polish towns, played a particularly significant role here. On 2 December burghers formed the famous "black procession" and wearing black attire went in horse-driven coaches from the Old Town market Square to the Castle to deliver to the King and chancellors their demands for reforms. On 18 April 1791 the long-awaited act granting citizen rights to burghers, unifying the city into one administrative entity, abolishing jurisdictions, dividing towns into districts (Warsaw was divided into seven districts) and giving wide powers to local authoritie... Read all>>