425:
238:
277:
94:
38:
414:
585:
273:, declared that he should be new King of Poland–Lithuania. Leszczyński initially pledged that he would temporarily control the crown, to hand it over to James Louis Sobieski, but never kept his promise.
407:
359:
590:
400:
505:
327:, between supporters of Augustus and Leszczyński. Initially, Augustus managed to recapture Warsaw, and win the support of most senators, during a council in
533:
495:
490:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
600:
323:, establishing the Polish - Russian alliance, and officially declaring war between the Commonwealth and Sweden. This decision resulted in
305:
429:
424:
207:
167:
231:
543:
538:
528:
523:
518:
513:
605:
336:
324:
237:
276:
559:
246:
292:, declared Leszczyński the new King. The election was not confirmed by Primate Radziejowski, but by Bishop of Poznań
258:
148:
112:
293:
595:
564:
437:
364:
311:
Augustus II, however, did not give up Polish crown and did not abdicate. In May 1704, he formed the anti-Swedish
312:
301:
183:
93:
219:
191:
136:
37:
262:
392:
266:
227:
332:
68:
374:
316:
195:
51:
202:. Despite Russian support, Saxon army lost several battles, and soon afterwards, forces of the
343:
296:, which was against the rules. On October 4, 1704, Leszczyński was crowned by Archbishop of
223:
249:, and on February 16, 1704 in Warsaw, they dethroned him. In April of the same year, young
320:
199:
369:
270:
203:
579:
335:, and, facing Swedish occupation of Saxony, gave up his claim to Polish crown in the
346:. In revenge, Russian troops, stationed in Poland, burned and ransacked the city of
218:, where he faced widespread criticism. His opponent were led by Primate of Poland,
17:
254:
285:
250:
347:
328:
289:
215:
187:
179:
342:
Augustus retook Polish throne in 1709, after
Swedish defeat in the
275:
236:
297:
211:
396:
269:. The Swedish monarch, aware of Leszczyński’s influences in
386:
U. Augustyniak, Historia Polski 1572–1795, Warszawa 2008
210:. In June 1703, Augustus II convened the Extraordinary
166:
was an election to decide on the new candidate for the
586:
389:
M. Markiewicz, Historia Polski 1494–1795, Kraków 2002
360:
History of Poland in the Early Modern era (1569–1795)
27:
504:
436:
331:. On February 13, 1706, however, Augustus lost the
350:, which was property of the Leszczyński family.
127:
408:
280:Coronation of Stanisław I Leszczyński in 1705
8:
30:
591:1704 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
415:
401:
393:
29:
241:Election of Stanisław Leszczyński in 1704
304:. The coronation took place at Warsaw’s
288:, gathered in a Swedish army camp near
560:Elections and referendums in Lithuania
164:1704 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
7:
245:Opponents of Augustus II formed the
31:1704 Polish-Lithuanian Free election
565:Elections and referendums in Poland
284:On July 12, 1704, a small group of
25:
325:a civil war in Poland - Lithuania
601:18th-century elections in Europe
423:
92:
36:
319:, and on August 30, signed the
430:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
208:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1:
337:Treaty of Altranstadt (1706)
622:
552:
365:Royal elections in Poland
302:Konstanty Józef Zieliński
125:
79:
45:
35:
313:Sandomierz Confederation
306:St. John's Archcathedral
222:, and sons of late King
206:controlled most of the
178:In early 1700, King of
57:July 12, 1704
606:Non-partisan elections
281:
242:
192:Augustus II the Strong
137:Augustus II the Strong
506:Legislative elections
279:
263:Charles XII of Sweden
259:Stanisław Leszczyński
240:
113:Stanisław Leszczyński
247:Warsaw Confederation
132:King before election
333:Battle of Fraustadt
220:Michał Radziejowski
32:
18:Free election, 1704
375:Henrician Articles
282:
267:Lidzbark Warmiński
243:
196:Great Northern War
573:
572:
428:Elections in the
344:Battle of Poltava
315:, called for the
294:Mikołaj Święcicki
168:Polish–Lithuanian
160:
159:
156:
155:
121:
120:
75:
74:
16:(Redirected from
613:
596:1704 in politics
427:
417:
410:
403:
394:
261:, met with King
224:Jan III Sobieski
182:, Grand Duke of
128:
96:
81:
80:
64:
62:
47:
46:
40:
33:
21:
621:
620:
616:
615:
614:
612:
611:
610:
576:
575:
574:
569:
548:
500:
438:Royal elections
432:
421:
383:
356:
321:Treaty of Narva
200:Swedish Livonia
186:and Elector of
176:
151:
146:
139:
134:
126:
101:
100:
99:
98:
97:
60:
58:
41:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
619:
617:
609:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
578:
577:
571:
570:
568:
567:
562:
557:
553:
550:
549:
547:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
510:
508:
502:
501:
499:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
442:
440:
434:
433:
422:
420:
419:
412:
405:
397:
391:
390:
387:
382:
379:
378:
377:
372:
370:Golden Liberty
367:
362:
355:
352:
317:levee en masse
271:Greater Poland
204:Swedish Empire
175:
172:
158:
157:
154:
153:
141:
123:
122:
119:
118:
116:
109:
105:
104:
102:
91:
90:
89:
88:
87:
85:
77:
76:
73:
72:
66:
54:
43:
42:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
618:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
581:
566:
563:
561:
558:
555:
554:
551:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
511:
509:
507:
503:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
443:
441:
439:
435:
431:
426:
418:
413:
411:
406:
404:
399:
398:
395:
388:
385:
384:
380:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
357:
353:
351:
349:
345:
340:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
278:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
239:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
198:by attacking
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
173:
171:
169:
165:
152:
150:
145:
142:
140:
138:
133:
130:
129:
124:
117:
115:
114:
110:
107:
106:
103:
95:
86:
83:
82:
78:
71: →
70:
67:
65:
55:
53:
50:←
49:
48:
44:
39:
34:
19:
485:
341:
310:
283:
244:
177:
163:
161:
147:
144:Elected King
143:
135:
131:
111:
56:
149:Stanisław I
580:Categories
194:began the
108:Candidate
61:1704-07-12
556:See also:
232:Konstanty
184:Lithuania
354:See also
286:szlachta
170:throne.
381:Sources
251:Voivode
174:History
84:
59: (
348:Leszno
329:Grodno
290:Warsaw
255:Poznań
216:Lublin
188:Saxony
180:Poland
228:Jakub
544:1793
539:1790
534:1788
529:1786
524:1784
519:1782
514:1780
496:1764
491:1733
486:1704
481:1697
476:1674
471:1669
466:1648
461:1632
456:1587
451:1576
446:1573
298:Lwów
230:and
212:Sejm
162:The
69:1733
52:1697
265:in
253:of
214:in
582::
339:.
308:.
300:,
257:,
234:.
226:,
190:,
416:e
409:t
402:v
63:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
