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When he died in 1766, his titles passed to his son-in-law, Louis XV. His retaking of the Polish throne in 1733 formed the backdrop for Un giorno di regno, an opera by composer Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Felice Romani, which premiered in 1840. Stanisław I Leszczyński, also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland ...
France, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus. The House of Leszczyński ( / lɛʃˈtʃɪnski / lesh-CHIN-skee, [4] Polish: [lɛˈʂtʂɨj̃skʲi] ⓘ; plural: Leszczyńscy, feminine form: Leszczyńska) was a prominent Polish noble family. They were magnates in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and later became the royal family of Poland.
When the Russian army besieged the Polish city of Gdańsk on 27th June 1734, a man dressed in peasant clothing fled the city. But this was no ordinary man. It was Stanisław I, King of Poland. He was fleeing Poland for the second time. His escape led to his second abdication of the Polish-Lithuanian throne. However, his story did not end there. Despite leaving Gdańsk dressed as a peasant, he ...
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Nov 25, 2014 · Stanislaus I Leszczyński. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Deutsch: Stanislaus I. Leszczyński (* 20. Oktober 1677; † 23. Februar 1766) war König von Polen und Herzog von Lothringen. English: Stanislaus I Leszczyński (October 20, 1677–February 23, 1766) was King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine. Category: Stanislaus I ...
Stanisław I Leszczyński (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf lɛʂˈtʂɨj̃skʲi]; Lithuanian: Stanislovas Leščinskis; French: Stanislas Leszczynski; 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. His retaking of the ...
