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	Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Poland’s main rivers (including the Vistula, the Oder, the Warta, and the Western Bug) are connected to the Baltic Sea and are important traffic lanes.
		In 1697 the elector of Saxony was chosen king of Poland as Augustus II by a minority faction supported by Czar Peter I. Augustus allied himself with Russia and Denmark against Charles XII of Sweden.
		The Sovietization of Poland was accelerated; in 1949, Soviet Marshall Konstantin Rokossovsky was made minister of defense and commander in chief of the Polish army.
	www.bartleby.com /65/po/Poland.html (4078 words)

	Stanislaus - LoveToKnow 1911
		STANISLAUS [LEszczvNsKI] (1677-1766), king of Poland, born at Lemberg in 1677, was the son of Rafael Leszczynski, palatine of Posen, and Anne Catherine Jablonowska.
		Leszczynski was a young man of blameless antecedents, respectable talents, and ancient family, but certainly without sufficient force of character or political influence to sustain himself on so unstable a throne.
		In 1736 Stanislaus again abdicated the throne, but received by way of compensation the dukedom of Lorraine and Bar, which was to revert to France on his death.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Stanislaus (833 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Poland revolted from the empire, and the Polish Church began a reform in accordance with Gregory's decrees.
		The Church of Poland took part, it is true, in the Synod of Constance, at which Hus was burnt, but had not the strength to oppose effectively the reactionary tendency of the nobility, which sought to use heresy as a counterpoise to the influence of the Church.
		The head of the Catholic Church in Poland was the Archbishop of Gnesen, primate of the kingdom and legatus nalus.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12181a.htm (16998 words)

	Poland - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the ensuing Northern War (1700-1721), during which Poland was plundered several times, Charles XII maintained Stanislaus I (Stanislaus Leszczynski) as Polish king from 1704 to 1709.
		As a result of the support of Catherine II of Russia and Frederick II of Prussia, Stanislaus II (Stanislaus Poniatowski; reigned 1764-95), a member of the powerful Czartoryski family, was elected king of Poland.
		By the early 1960s Gomułka was tightening the party's hold on Poland; intellectual freedom was curbed, the church again was a target of government polemics, political rhetoric was infused with an anti-Semitic nationalistic fervor, and renewed attempts were made to have peasants join state groups.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-poland.html (4536 words)

	Stanislaus I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Stanislaus settled in France, emerging from oblivion when his daughter, Marie Leszczynska, married (1725) Louis XV of France.
		Stanislaus, besieged at Danzig, received only moral support from France, while his rival was backed by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and had full military aid from Russia.
		Stanislaus was obliged to flee from Danzig in 1734, and in 1735 he accepted the terms of the preliminary Treaty of Vienna.
	www.bartleby.com /65/st/Stanisl1.html (364 words)

	Poland Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		Poland is divided into sixteen provinces.The country is largely low-lying, except in the S, which includes the Carpathians, the Sudetes Mountains, and the Maiopolska Hills.
		In 1655, Charles X of Sweden overran Poland, while Czar Alexis of Russia attacked from the E. Inspired by their heroic defense of the monastery at Czestochowa, the Poles managed to regroup and to save the country from complete dismemberment.
		The W provinces of Poland were awarded to Prussia; Galicia was given to Austria; and Cracow and its environs were made a separate republic.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Poland.html (3770 words)

	Wikinfo \| Stanislaus I of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Stanislaw I Leszczynski (1677 - 1766) was king of Poland and Lorraine.
		Born at Lemberg in 1677, was the son of Rafael Leszczynski, governor of Poznan Voivodship, and Anne Catherine Jablonowska.
		The first act of the new king was to conclude an alliance with Charles XII whereby Poland engaged to assist Sweden against the tsar.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Stanislaus_I_of_Poland (772 words)

	(Poland: History of its Elective Democracy)
		In 1572 Inquisition was banned in Poland, and from 1563 onwards the state ceased to execute sentences imposed by Church courts.
		The process of reunification of Poland from the dynastic subdivisions of the Middle Ages, and the growth of the state through political unions, led to the gradual shift of the political center of gravity of the country.
		JACEK JĘDRUCH was born in 1927 in Warsaw, Poland..
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /JJ.html (11665 words)

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		Poland had, in fact, emerged from the cataclysm of 1648-1667 a moribund state, though her not unskilful diplomacy had enabled her for a time to save appearances.
		From the end of 1733 till the 30th of June 1734 Stanislaus and his partisans were besieged by the Russians in Danzig, their last refuge, and with the surrender of that fortress the cause of Stanislaus was lost.
		Poland was to be dependent on her despoilers, but they evidently meant to make her a serviceable dependant.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /web/history/partitions/XXVI.html (4097 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Stanislaus Konarski
		Returning to Poland through France and Germany (whose systems of education he studied on his way), and at first unsuccessful in his plans, he set to compiling the "Volumina Legum", the first volume appearing in 1732.
		About the end of Augustus II's reign, and during the interregnum which followed, he wrote much in favour of Stanislaus Leszczynski, and, subsequently travelling in the Netherlands and in France, stayed for a time at the exiled king's court.
		King Stanislaus Augustus caused a medal to be struck in his honour, with the well-merited inscription, "Sapere auso".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08687b.htm (647 words)

	Temporary Exhibitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The figure of Stanislaus Leszczyński is part of the cultural heritage of both France and Poland.
		Stanislaus Leszczyński went down in history as a patron of the arts and as being generous towards his subjects.
		One of the most magnificent was the Place Stanislaus - which is one of the finest squares in Europe.
	www.zamek-krolewski.com.pl /awc291.htm (406 words)

	Augustus III - LoveToKnow 1911
		by assenting to the Pragmatic Sanction, and that of the czarina Anne by recognizing the claim of Russia to Courland, he was elected king of Poland in October 1733.
		Aided by the Russians, his troops drove Stanislaus Leszczynski from Poland; Augustus was crowned at Cracow in January 1734, and was generally recognized as king at Warsaw in June 1736.
		Augustus, who showed neither talent nor inclination for government, was content to leave Poland under the influence of Russia, and Saxony to the rule of his ministers.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Augustus_III (466 words)

	NorthwestPoland.org-Poland
		The situation later stabilized, however, and during the 1990s Poland's economy was the fastest growing in Eastern Europe.
		Their power was only broken by their defeat at the hands of Polish-Lithuanian forces at Tannenberg (1410); by the second treaty of Torun (1466) they became vassals of the Polish kings.
		By the early 1960s Gomulka was tightening the party's hold on Poland; intellectual freedom was curbed, the church again was a target of government polemics, political rhetoric was infused with an anti-Semitic nationalistic fervor, and renewed attempts were made to have peasants join state groups.
	northwestpoland.org /poland.html (4042 words)

	Poland: History
		The Sovietization of Poland was accelerated; in 1949, Soviet Marshall Konstantin
		History of an institution as a factor for predicting church institutional behavior: the cases of the Catholic Church in Poland, the......
		Prisoner of history: the Eastern Orthodox Church in Poland in the twentieth century.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0860447.html (3704 words)

	Stanislaus I — FactMonster.com
		Stanislaus I, 1677–1766, king of Poland (1704–1709, 1733–35) and duke of Lorraine (1735–66).
		Marie Leszczynska - Marie Leszczynska, 1703–68, queen of France, wife of Louis XV, and daughter of Stanislaus I...
		On the death (1733) of Augustus II of Poland,...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0846495.html (373 words)

	Stanislaus Leszczynski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Stanislaus' daughter, Maria, married Louis XV and became queen of France.
		After the death of Augustus II he was again elected king of Poland, but Russian and Saxon intervention forced him to abdicate in 1736.
		From the king of France he received the Duchy of Lorraine for life, and he enjoyed an excellent reputation as a ruler.
	artyzm.com /matejko/poczet/e_leszczynski.htm (71 words)

	STANISLAUS I - Online Information article about STANISLAUS I
		Lemberg in 1677, was the son of Rafael Leszczynski, See also:
		Stanislaus was forced by a sudden inroad of Augustus to seek See also:
		Europe disguised as a coachman, and on the followint day, despite many protests, was duly elected king of Poland for the second See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SOU_STE/STANISLAUS_I.html (1188 words)

	History of Hel - Castles of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1734 the village was under fire of Russian fleet, because it was a part of Danzig, where king of Poland Stanislaus Leszczynski was staying.
		In 1936 based of decree of the president of Poland access to the city and peninsula was partially limited - Fortified Region Hel was built there - strategic defensive point.
		After aggression of Germany on September 1st, 1939, Hel became famous as one heroically and long defended regions of Poland - it was surrendered on October 2nd, 1939.
	www.castlesofpoland.com /prusy/hel_hist_en.htm (807 words)

	Personalities of Louisiana: Charles III of Spain
		Stanislaus Leszczynski, who is the father-in-law of Louis XV, will be backed by France in his attempt to re-establish himself on the throne of Poland.
		Don Carlos is married, by proxy, to Maria Amalia, daughter of Augustus III who wins the War of Polish Succession to become the king of Poland and Elector of Saxony.
		Stanislaus loses his claim to the throne of Poland.
	www.enlou.com /people/charlesiii-bio.htm (4686 words)

	Stanislaus I — Infoplease.com
		Prophet motive: the real war over St. Stanislaus is about dollars, not doctrine.(Raymond Burke's actions against the parish)(Cover......
		Partners in peace: Palestinians to model college after Cal State - Stanislaus.
		Vegetable advisor in Fresno County: Valencia moves from Stanislaus.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0846495.html (440 words)

	Stanisław Leszczyński - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He married Katarzyna Opalińska, by whom he had a daughter, Maria, who became Queen 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 Swedish gold had formed against August.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanislaus_I_of_Poland (1011 words)

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