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Stanisław Leszczyński
Summary
Stanisław I Leszczyński (staˈɲiswaf lɛʂˈt͡ʂɨj̃skʲi; Stanislovas Leščinskis; Stanislas Leczinski lɛɡzɛ̃ski 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and at various times Prince of Deux-Ponts, Duke of Bar and Duke of Lorraine.
During the Great Northern War, multiple candidates had emerged at the death of John III Sobieski for the elective kingship of Poland (which also included the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as part of the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Backed by powerful neighbors in Russia and Austria, the Sejm elected August the Strong, Elector of Saxony to succeed John III in 1697 as August II. Russia's primary antagonist in the Great Northern War, Sweden had supported Stanisław Leszczyński for the throne, and after defeating a combined army of Saxon and Polish-Lithuanian forces, deposed August II and installed Leszczyński as Stanisław I in 1704.
In 1709, Charles XII of Sweden, Stan
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