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Apr 12, 2024 · Upon the formation of the coalition (1698–99), Augustus II the Strong, king of Poland and elector of Saxony, attacked Livonia (February 1700), while Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway, marched into Schleswig and Holstein (March 1700) and Peter I the Great, tsar of Russia, laid siege to Narva (October 1700).
5 days ago · Signature. Stanisław II August [a] (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; [b] 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth .
- 7 September 1764 – 25 November 1795
- Augustus III
- 25 November 1764, St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw
- monarchy suppressed (Partitions of Poland)
Apr 2, 2024 · At the outbreak of the Great Northern War, he joined the powerful Sapieha family in siding with the Swedes against the Saxon king of Poland, Augustus II the Strong. He was a major general in the Swedish army and a strong supporter of Stanisław Leszczyński, installed on the Polish throne by the Swedes in 1704 as Stanisław I. After the war ...
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Apr 8, 2024 · Foreign operas and ballets were staged in Warsaw under Augustus II and Augustus III. The Bridgettines Church in Warsaw no longer exists. The finest artistic manifestation of the Baroque in Poland is its architecture, developed under the Italian, Dutch, German and French influence, with a strong local component. The new elaborate residential and ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Stanisław II August Poniatowski (born Jan. 17, 1732, Wołczyn, Pol.—died Feb. 12, 1798, St. Petersburg, Russia) was the last king of an independent Poland (1764–95). He was unable to act effectively while Russia, Austria, and Prussia dismembered his nation. He was born the sixth child of Stanisław Poniatowski, a Polish noble, and his wife ...
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3 days ago · Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, wearing the Order of the White Eagle which he established in 1705. John Sobieski's death in 1696 arguably ended the period of national sovereignty, and Poland's relative authority over the region dwindled swiftly.
3 days ago · King Augustus II the Strong was one of the most famous porcelain collectors of his time. In 1721, an inventory of his collection was prepared, which included approximately 20,000 items, mainly from the Far East. The first 150 Meissen products were donated to the Wawel by Tadeusz Wierzejski, a collector and porcelain expert, in 1966.
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