Stanisław I Leszczyński
Noble person
1677 – 1766
Who was Stanisław I Leszczyński?
Stanisław I Leszczyński was King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and a count of the Holy Roman Empire.
Born in Lwów in 1677, he was the son of Rafał Leszczyński, voivode of Poznań Voivodeship, and Anna Katarzyna Jabłonowska. He married Katarzyna Opalińska, by whom he had a daughter, Maria, who became Queen-Consort of France as wife of Louis XV. In 1697, as Cupbearer of Poland, he signed the confirmation of the articles of election of August II the Strong. In 1703 he joined the Lithuanian Confederation, which the Sapiehas with the aid of Sweden had formed against August.
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- Born
- Oct 20, 1677
Lviv - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Poland
- Lived in
- Lviv
- Died
- Feb 23, 1766
Lunéville - Resting place
- Kraków
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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