War of the Polish Succession
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The War of the Polish Succession was a major European conflict sparked by a civil war in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over the succession to Augustus II the Strong, which the other European powe
Augustus II; his death in February 1733 sparked the war
Stanisław Leszczyński, painting by Jean-Baptiste van Loo
Augustus III of Poland, painting by Louis de Silvestre
French Royal Army fusiliers as they dressed in 1735
Augustus II the Strong
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Augustus II the Strong, was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I 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 belong
War of the Polish Succession
…Wojna o sukcesję polską; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a civil war in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over the succession to Augustus II the Strong, which the other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests. France and Spain, the two Bourbon powers, tested the power of the…
Augustus II by Marcello Bacciarelli
Election of Augustus II for King of Poland in Wola near Warsaw in 1697
Equestrian statue of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden