1697 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
The 1697 Polish–Lithuanian royal election was an election to decide on the new candidate for the Polish–Lithuanian throne.
Image: Undated oil on canvas portrait of François Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Conti by a member of the École Française
Image: Nicolas de Largillière Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland
Image: Gascar Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
Image: Joseph Vivien 001
Augustus II the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
Portrait of Augustus with the star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle, by Louis de Silvestre
Augustus II by Marcello Bacciarelli
Election of Augustus II for King of Poland in Wola near Warsaw in 1697
Capsule with the heart of Augustus II the Strong in the Dresden Cathedral