the duchy of warsaw (, , ) was a polish state started by napoleon bonaparte in 1807 during the napoleonic wars. poland had been divided among its neighbors in the partitions of poland. the dutchy was made up of the polish lands given to france by the kingdom of prussia under the terms of the treaties of tilsit. prussian and russian troops occupied it when napoleon was defeated in russia. this split was made official in 1815 at the congress of vienna.