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King of Poland (1704–1709, 1733–1736)

Not to be confused with Stanisław Leszczycki.

Stanisław I Leszczyński (Polish pronunciation:[staˈɲiswaflɛʂˈt͡ʂɨj̃skʲi]; Lithuanian: Stanislovas LeščinskisLithuanian pronunciation:[staˈɲɪsɫɔvaslɛʃˈtʃɪŋskʲɪs]; French: Stanislas LeczinskiFrench pronunciation:[stanislaslɛɡzɛ̃ski] 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 after 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 Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony to succeed John III in 1697 as August II.

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