The 1697 Polish–Lithuanian royal election was an election to decide on the new candidate for the Polish–Lithuanian throne.
Nicolas de Largillière Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland
Undated oil on canvas portrait of François Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Conti by a member of the École Française
Gascar Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
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François Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Conti, was a French nobleman who held the title Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother, Louis Armand de Bourbon, in 1685. Until this date, he used the title of Pri
1697 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
…took place in Vienna, on June 2, 1697, and this decision won for Frederick the support of Pope Innocent XII. The main opponent to the Saxon elector was Francois Louis, Prince of Conti, backed by King Louis XIV of France. His candidacy won the support of several Polish and Lithuanian magnates, many of whom were bribed by French envoy…
François Louis's mother Anne Marie Martinozzi
Portrait of François Louis's wife Marie Thérèse de Bourbon (painted by the Circle of Pierre Mignard)